GlosVAIN Newletter, 24/11/12
Post date: Nov 24, 2012 8:03:25 AM
Remember, remember, the fight goes on...
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Kids Video Message to County Council
On Saturday 3rd November 2012, the local community and its children came together to stand united against the proposed Javelin Park incinerator. They marched to Haresfield Beacon to symbolise the collective strength of feeling against these plans. There was one simple, message to Gloucestershire County Councillors: Dare to Care for our Children's Rights.
Here is a film of the day, which has been sent to the County Council as a video message. Enjoy!
Haresfield Kids Against Incineration - Rights Respecting Demo
Funding the Campaign
The campaign is at a critical stage now. The County Council intend to decide upon the planning application on 17th January 2013. We are now in the process of engaging legal assistance to give us the best chance of stopping the incinerator through the planning process or any potential Call In inquiry or Judicial Review.
This is really urgent and will be expensive, more than we expect to be able to fund currently. We therefore have no choice but to request donations from you, our supporters. We are proposing that everyone donates a modest amount so that collectively a much needed fund can be established to help finance the next stages.
Please donate, say, £10, or as much as you are able, be it less or more. Any amount will be very helpful and so very gratefully received,
How to Donate
- Securely online using PayPal Here -
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Read the Press Release issued by Haresfield Kids Against Incineration
Don't Forget Your "Call In" Letters!
Thanks to all those that have already sent in a Call In Letter following our request earlier in November. As you know, we need as many people as possible to send in a request to the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles. We've been getting quite a few on the website, at public meetings and in the town centre.....but we need so many more!
There is no time to lose! If you haven't yet sent your letter, please, please do so now following the instructions on our website: http://www.glosvain.info/object
If everyone could also please share that link with friends to try and boost the numbers even further that would be fantastic!
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- By bank transfer to Gloucestershire Vale Against Incineration: A/c: 41283111, Sort Code: 40-43-42, or,
- By cheque made payable to "Gloucestershire Vale Against Incineration". Please send to: FAO Graham Smith, Quedgeley Parish Council, 9C The Old School House, School Lane, Quedgeley, Gloucester GL2 4PJ.
We hope that everyone can help contribute and together we can get the means to fight the next stages effectively and stop the incinerator.
In the News
There have been a lot of articles of late. Here are some you may have missed:
- Kids Demo reported in Stroud News and Journal,
- Further Motion against incinerator by Lib Dems (SNJ) and its subsequent failure (Glos Echo)
- Sheffield incinerator to import yet more out of county waste due to big hike in recycling. Exactly where we would be heading
- Citizen on our Quedgeley meeting
- Councillors off to Ireland (Citizen) - our views on this
- The Planning Application Call In Attempt and Stroud District Council (SNJ)
- Incinerator Consultants BPP paid nearly £50k who have been in existence less than 12 months...
GlosVAIN Online Updates
- Plume Maps for printing and distribution now available
- Our Facebook site has had a face lift and we've renamed it to "Say NO to huge toxic incinerator in Gloucestershire". It is starting to really take off now. Why not join the conversation and like our page now? And then share, share, share!
Remaining November Events
We have run several successful public meetings around Gloucestershire so far in November, raising awareness, gathering help and people's objections. There are further meetings as follows:
- 26th Nov - Leckhampton
- 3rd Dec - Randwick
- 4th Dec - Stonehouse
see the Events section on our homepage for more details
Flooding at Javelin Park
We've all had some run ins with the flood waters over the last few days, with the prospect of more to come. Above is a photo taken at Javelin Park on Thursday. Clearly it is not coping well with the levels of rainfall, Let's not forget the incinerator building would have a roof covering over 2 acres - that's a lot of water run off. Is the site really fit for purpose? By way of light relief, a contributor produced a cartoon of this that you may enjoy here.
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