It’s great news this week for residents of the Packsaddle area. Mendip District Council’s Corporate Assets Management Group agreed on Monday to transfer the Packsaddle park and Chapmans Close open space to Frome Town Council on a long term lease, so that the parks are protected and local residents and the Packsaddle Community Group can work with the town council on improvements to these areas, which they have drawn up over the last few years.

I proposed and requested this a year ago at Frome Town Council’s External Affairs Committee, and helped persuade CAMG on their decision. Thanks go to Jane Bennett and the Packsaddle Community Group, and Chris Stringer at FTC, for their hard work, and CAMG for their decision, and also to the other ward councillor Mike Rideout for his support.

I’m looking forward to helping the Town Council and Packsaddle Community Group on future plans, and will ensure the immediate neighbours are actively consulted on any improvements.

Please see here for all the background and the FTC External Affairs Committee report Land at Packsaddle FTC EAC Dec2014 final for the reasons for asking FTC to take these community spaces on.

FTC’s press release can also be found here.