 The Group was originally set up to fight the Orange Route on behalf of Offord residents and to try and get the route changed back to the original CHUMMS proposal which was North of Offord Hill. Two and a half years later with a successful legal challenge under our belt we still face the same threat to our community and our environment. There is still a long way to go before the road is built and we must now choose how we take the fight forward.
The world has changed in those two and a half years and the Government faces targets to reduce carbon emissions as well as a draft Climate Change Bill. The increased freight traffic on the A14 is a threat to all the communities along the route, both in terms of pollution as well as noise and visual intrusion. We do not want this monstrosity on our doorsteps!
If fighting for the communities we live in and care about makes us NIMBYS then so be it, however, we are more than NIMBYS in that we care about protecting what is left of our countryside and about the health and well being of our children and our children's children who have to live in the toxic environment created by the ever increasing A14 freight traffic.
If you care about your environment and what is about to happen to it then come along and have your say at our meeting on 4th December. |
