Stockport Council has approved plans for a second eruv in the Greater Manchester area.
The proposals allow for 32 poles sited around an approximate 2.4 square mile area in the Cheadle and Gatley region of southern Manchester. The religious boundary will incorporate pre-existing borders such as fences and walls.
According to planning documents prepared by the Cheadle and Gatley Eruv Committee – comprised of Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation members – 1,400 Jews live in the area (accounting for around 5 per cent of the population).
Committee spokesman Neil Sugarman described Cheadle and Gatley as a “modern Orthodox community” and said the scheme would benefit both the youngest and oldest members by allowing the use of pushchairs and mobility aids. It would make the area “much more socially inclusive”.
