Campaigners battling to prevent houses from being built on the site of a now-derelict golf club in Salford have vowed "we will never give up".
The 100-acre land which was once Swinton Park Golf Club has been bought by developer Wain Estates for £3 million. But the Save Swinton Park Golf Club group (SSP), backed by two local MPs and Salford Mayor Paul Dennett, are steadfastly opposed to any housing development and want the site enshrined as an "asset of community value".
A public meeting organised by the group recently was attended by more than 100 people and addressed by Mr Dennett. The ultimate goal is to reinstate the golf club - dating back to the General Strike of 1926 - with SSP dismissing claims by former shareholders that it was unviable.
Dave Marsh from the group said: "We will do all we can to help the residents to stop any building on the course and work with Salford council to that end. READ MORE:Mum who had to stop Asda shop to feed baby twins left in disbelief after returning to her trolley "If Wain Estates realise that they are not going to be able to build on it for donkey's years, they might sell it back to us for the price they bought it." The former clubhouse is currently boarded up with barbed wire preventing access to the roof, while the course, which stretches from the A580 East Lancs Road all the way to Monton has become unkempt and overgrown. "Our ultimate aim is to re-establish it as a golf club.
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