Blackwood Anti-Road Campaign News
Dic Denderyn | 03.02.2004 19:34
Update of campaign against road through ancient woods
thi s week COSTAIN Have started to clear trees on route of 56 million pound road (2 miles Long)Campaigners have been on site, have managed to stop chainsaw gangs working yesterday and today by peacefully being in area and some tree sitting.
The site houses two bat nesting areas has dormice as well as being close to an SSSI,the area is one of the few ancient woodlands in South Wales.
The road was first planned in 1993 with original costs of 16 million.The road leads to an old colliery site, which is now home to purose built factory NORMAD EUROPE Ltd funded by WDA (Welsh Development Agency).Normad manufacture defense elecronics for B-52 and K-18
aircraft and work with MOD on the Bowman chip which is installed in tanks.
Help is needed to and delay the work until camp can be set up
For more info contact 07708420446
The site houses two bat nesting areas has dormice as well as being close to an SSSI,the area is one of the few ancient woodlands in South Wales.
The road was first planned in 1993 with original costs of 16 million.The road leads to an old colliery site, which is now home to purose built factory NORMAD EUROPE Ltd funded by WDA (Welsh Development Agency).Normad manufacture defense elecronics for B-52 and K-18
aircraft and work with MOD on the Bowman chip which is installed in tanks.
Help is needed to and delay the work until camp can be set up
For more info contact 07708420446
Dic Denderyn
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