today we finally received the high court verdict regarding the classification of the quarries at lees cross and endcliffe. the quarries are now (or still) officially dormant. This means that the quarries cannot re open until the peak park have agreed a set of working conditions for them. Stancliffe Stone still have the permission to quarry from 1952, and the peak park still have the power to revoke the permission, or to impose such restrictions that the re opening of the quarries would be financially unviable. Our protest site must and will continue to exist in order to protect our beautiful hillside (in the second most visited national park on the planet), as it is still quite possible that this awesome natural heritage of ours could be destroyed. Please dont let the media convince you that this is a victory on our behalf. Please send your comments on the proposals to re-open Lees Cross and Endcliffe quarries to The Peak Distric National Park Planning Authority and Lord Edward Manners of 'Haddon Hall' (who owns the land) or come and visit our protest community. Thank you (and a happy nearly-solstice) from the 9-ladies collective! x x x
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Oh no I thought u had won!
18.06.2005 01:50
Gutted been texting people to tell them the good news!!
Cyderspice
cyderspice
Travelers
18.06.2005 10:04
solution ?
going on
18.06.2005 10:46
If I understand correctly, the quarry can still be quarried if the parks authority grant them a license. Is this so? If so, what is their stated intention about this? This seems important, and especially for continuing the protest.
If they have said publically that they don't want quarries, then I think everyone should mark this as a victory, and pack up. If they change their mind, you have the added benefit that you can come back with a bang, and make everyone sit up and take notice.
If they haven't made a public statement, then getting one would seem to be a matter of priority.
As for the suggestion of inviting travellers to stay... this might be a nice idea, but it would be suicidal for the campaign. The public will be asked if they want some nice responsible quarrying with a number of environmental conditions attached, in return for evicting dirty travellers with overspilling rubbish and dogs shit from the site. This might be unpalatable, but its likely to be true.
wonder
Surely it's looking pretty good?
18.06.2005 11:20
For the earth
Hector
hector
More Land is Under Direct Threat and Needing Tree-People
27.06.2005 12:57
Some of you may like to join the people fighting against imminent tree murder near Cambridge.
Kathy
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