A UTTOXETER man has heeded David Camerons calls for a Big Society by setting up the towns very own community action group.
Prime Minister David Cameron launched his drive to empower communities earlier this month and said that groups should be able to run post offices, libraries, transport services and shape housing projects.
Now Dave Denny has set up the Uttoxeter Community Action Group and it holds its first meeting in the town next week to set up a committee and start making a difference in the town and surrounding areas.
“The community as a whole is becoming more militant and taking issues into their own hands (just look at all the single issue groups growing up recently and wanting change in many areas).
The second part of the meeting will look at pressing local issues and decide how to proceed.
The meeting will be chaired for the purposes of initiating the organisation by David Denny - all are welcome and nominations for all officers are being accepted at the meeting.
“One major and unresolved issue only yards from the Community Centre itself is the Old Milk Yard which is a haven for anti-social behaviour and drug abuse”, Mr Denny said.
“Despite repeated attempts to find a solution to the problem with the police and local councilors, nothing lasting has been achieved; and the problems are materialising again.
“Other items that have been suggested for attention are the unhealthy state of the Old Rec paddling pool, the lack of progress at the town hall rear and the lack of council support for playing fields at Stramshall.”
