Meeting to be held about the future of Crosby Village

Jul 2 2009 by Lyndsay Young, Crosby Herald

A MEETING will take place next week about the future of Crosby Village.

Churches Together in Crosby are hosting the meeting at St Helen’s Church near the village at 7.30pm.

Andy Wallis, Sefton’s planning and economic regeneration director, will be there to answer questions put by the public about the village’s future.

It has been organised in conjunction with Crosby Steering Group.

Councillor Debi Jones, who is the prospective Conservative MP for Sefton Central and is chairman of the steering group, said: “This is an opportunity for the people of Crosby to ask questions of Sefton Council because ultimately it is Sefton Council to a large extent who will decide what can and cannot happen in the centre of Crosby.”

The meeting will not be about Sainsbury’s plans but about the way Sefton Council can affect what is happening in the village.

Mr Wallis has written a report that will be submitted to Crosby Area Committee next week about the public exhibition held by Sainsbury’s. The report reveals that 1,500 people attended the event and the information is available at www.sainsbury’s-crosby-village.co.uk

Most of the people who answered questionnaires said retaining the identity of the village was vitat.