The sale of a field next to gledhow valley woods gives us a fantastic opportunity to protect and improve the natural environment for everyone living in the area and future generations. A housing application for the land was recently turned down but we fear that people may buy it in the hope that planning permission will be granted at a future date.Some one else is interested in using it for light industrial use.These would have a severely detrimental impact on this green space in the middle of gledhow valley.The friends of gledhow valley woods who want to buy the field for community use work hard to protect the natural environment and promote public access.Lots of ideas have been suggested for the field including a wild flower meadow, wood land with picnic areas or a community orchard. But for now the main priority is to raise the money to secure the site for local people .Bids need to be submitted by Friday 22nd April so we have very little time.