Campaigners ask Tory leader to help save green wedge (From Halesowen News)

Campaigners ask Tory leader to help save green wedge

2:05pm Thursday 29th May 2008

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Campaigners fighting to save Halesowen green belt are sending a letter to Conservative leader David Cameron expressing concerns the precious wildlife habitat could be "lost forever".

The letter asks Mr Cameron to support the campaign to scupper plans to move Coombs Wood Sports and Social Club onto nearby fields which form part of the Coombs Wood Green Wedge which is a haven for wildlife.

Developer St Modwen wants to relocate the sports club and sell its current site in for housing.

Campaigners have formed a group called the Friends of Coombeswood to fight plans.

Spokeswoman Sue Yeadon said the group planned to write to David Cameron after seeing the Tory manifesto which pledged to protect green belt.

The letter, a similar version of which will also go to Dudley Council and will be backed up by a petition, states the group is fighting plans to build houses on the sports club site.

It also says they are opposed to plans to relocate the sports club onto green belt which would "potentially diminish rare wildlife habitat and alter the fundamental character of a well-used area of open space renowned for its views across Shropshire and stress-relieving tranquility".

It goes on: "As local people living in a built-up area the small amount of open green space we have is precious to us.

"Once lost to development it will be lost forever, altering the distinctive local character of our area for the worse.

"We hope instead to leave a healthier, greener, cleaner legacy for the future."

Sue said she hoped a public meeting into plans, expected to be submitted to Dudley Council in June, would be held soon.

She said the petition has been signed by 40 people.

To add your signature email coombeswood@ hotmail.co.uk or call 0121 6023761.

For details of the campaign visit www.coombeswood.info.

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