Hi
Sadly, on June 7th Norfolk County Council (NCC) voted to push ahead with the Norwich Link Road.
This is one step closer to the road being built, BUT there are many more hoops NCC have to jump through: we are still early in the planning process, so this isn't the end of the campaign, very far from it!
NCC will now apply for funding from the Department of Transport.
DoT funding is supposed to be subject to certain environmental standards being met. We will be pointing out to the DoT that it is impossible for this road to be built according to these standards and that funding should not be granted.
Thankyou if you asked a question for us in the meeting of 7th June, many of these went unanswered at the time but will become part of further scrutiny of the scheme where they will be taken more seriously later.
And thankyou to everyone who turned out to protest! We made TV and papers and radio: see
here for some photos.
Tin Can Trail
On the 6th June the SWL Arts Group met up near Ringland to mark out the proposed route of the NWL and show just what a huge area it will devastate.
They used tin cans (see above) in the way they do in Australia to mark trails using accurate maps of the planned works (the cans will be removed at a later date).
Go see for yourself just how wide the devastation will be: on Ringland Lane the cans are spread over about 1.5 km! You can also see cans along the quiet path of Broadland and alongside woodland that would be felled if the NWL is built.
Crowdfunder
The crowdfunder is currently at over £7300! We just need a final push to get to our target of £10,000. The decision on the 7th does make it even more important that we can get expert reports, specialist legal advice and get the word out to more people. There are still people in Norfolk who don't realise this is happening, or the financial and ecological cost.
Thankyou so much to those who have donated and shared so far.
A47 dualling
We have a favour to ask. The plan to dual a section of the A47 is a related project to the NWL. We would like to be able to ask questions on this project. Questions on climate change for instance will be taken seriously and have had an effect in other road campaigns.
We need the capacity to ask many different questions so need members of the public to ask them.
Use your own words to register or cut and paste from the word document attached to this email (which also has more explanation).
Deadline Thursday 17th June
Thankyou!
The Stop the Wensum Link team
Events
Look out for our intro to SWL for new members coming soon!
Exhibition on Climate Change
Undercroft Gallery Norwich NR2 1NE
Performances 17 June and 24 June 7pm
Celebrating Nature: raising awareness of NWL and threat to biodiversity
Artists Group Meeting
Productive group : they are planning exhibitions, events and more.
22nd June 7.30pm Join here
Actions Meeting (On-line)
6th July 5.30 pm Join here
Get the latest update on the Stop The Wensum Link Campaign.
Bring your ideas for events: arty, educational, fun, attention-grabbing, on location, on-line.....
Webinar: Electric Vehicles: are they the answer?
1st July 7-8pm
Are electric cars our 'get out of jail free card' for our car culture?
This webinar will explain the different types of electric car and explore the issues associated with them: What is their environmental impact, are they really better than petrol and diesel vehicles, are they important in tackling climate change and are there better actions we could be taking
Q&A: Questions can either be submitted in advance or asked live during the webinar
Presenter: Chris Todd, Director of Transport Action Network
Walk in the Wensum 18th July 2pm at St Peters Church, Ringland
Enjoy the beauty of the Wensum. Guided walk in the area - all welcome.
Sometimes events are added between these emails: we are pretty busy these days!
Please keep an eye on
here and the website.
