On 18th December 2003 The Department for Transport gave approval to the county council to build the Weymouth relief road costing £54.6 million.
On 18th December 2003 The Department for Transport gave approval to the county council to build the Weymouth relief road costing £54.6 million. The county council will now draw up its business plan for government approval and commence planning applications. The orange route chosen will go straight through Two Mile coppice which is one of the area's only remaining rare ancient woodlands.
Breeding grounds for bats and voles will be destroyed. The council have devised an environmental mitigation package to compensate for wildlife habitat lost as a result of the new road hoping that protesting groups would drop their objections, however the Woodland Trust has pledged to fight on, calling for a country park to be established around the coppice as well as scrapping the new road scheme.
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Breeding grounds for bats and voles will be destroyed. The council have devised an environmental mitigation package to compensate for wildlife habitat lost as a result of the new road hoping that protesting groups would drop their objections, however the Woodland Trust has pledged to fight on, calling for a country park to be established around the coppice as well as scrapping the new road scheme.
http://www.roadalert.org.uk
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Time to rebuild the castle?
15.01.2004 18:05
(see www.say-hi.to/thecastle)
let the good times roll...
jester
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15.01.2004 21:15
oiyoi
Defensive structures
16.01.2004 14:34
Rebuilding the pink castle for the protection of two mile copice would instantly provide the local media and the local community with a frame of reference regarding protests and resistance.
While the pink castle is unlikely to offer significant defensive scope in the woodland, since there are already many opportunities in such a landscape, the threat of a long drawn out campaign of resistance is a powerful tool.
This area has a history and culture of resistance of which the pink castle is a significant part. The pink castle is available and just talking about putting it back up helps create an environment in which the posibilities of a costly eviction become apparent.
bard