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About Us
We are local people who think the Government is wrong to want an eco-town here, and the Council is wrong with their plan to double the population of our town. While they make promises they can't deliver, they do everything possible to conceal the real impact of their plan- a lot more houses, a lot more traffic, a lot of damage to the natural environment and surrounding settlements- and a few more shops and "facilities." We think the price of these facilites is far too high.
The Council is not listening to local people. Most people place perservation of the area's countryside as a top priority. 5,500 houses will damage the natural ecology and biodiversity and take greenfield land to make up the shortfall in required open space.
Committee Members
Steve Parsons Chair
Peter Parkinson Secretary
Annie Wilson Treasurer
Liz Simes Press / landscape
Jack Warshaw Convenor / planning / webmaster
Ron Sargeant Data/post manager
Marilyn Metcalfe Ecology
John Ilett Transport
Stephen Miles Wildlife
Alan Metcalfe
Mary Blake
Michael Burkie
Richard Ellis
Committee Meetings
Open to all. Held generally every other Wednesday, 7.30 pm at the Methodist Chapel, Standford Lane. Please check via email, jackaro@live.co.uk to confirm dates beforehand. Current 2010 meeting schedule:
April 22
May 5, 19,
June 2, 16, 30
July 14, 28
August 11, 25
September 8, 22
Banner photo
The photo which appears at the top of each page is the original Old Fire Station, before it was disfigured by adding the present huge garage doors. Now the Council has bought the building for an "eco-exhibition" wlhich we think will be used to promote their expansion plans. We think it should be restored and reused for a self-sustaining purpose- we don't need an eco-town to do that!