Runway 2

A little bit more of the paradise that is commonly known as countryside in our supposedly pleasant land is due for the chop and digger. The planned second runway at Manchester will destroy over 1000 acres of greenbelt land which will destroy 43 ponds, 15km of hedgerows and 7 hectares of mature woodland. As well as this the River Bollin, a Site of Biological Importance (SBI) will be culverted and forced to flow through a concrete tunnel.

Visitors have been impressed with the growth of the campaign and the camps, of which there are now five. On the site there are tree houses constantly appearing and tunnelling and defence building is continuing day and night. Only a small percentage of the threatened land has actually been covered by camps so far so there is a need for people to come up and set up new ones. Papers have been served on the camps with a court date set for 27th March. So evictions are not likely until April at the earliest, with a judicial review due to start soon. There is loads that needs both on the ground, in the trees and in the office. The usual list of tarps, ropes, polyprop and tat is needed.

There is going to be a Runway Walk and Rally sometime in April so if you haven’t visited this beautiful site by then that is an ideal opportunity to join the people of Manchester in saying NO! to Runway 2.

For more information contact Coalition against Runway 2 on: 0161 834 8221. They also have a web site at: http://www.geocities.com /RainF orest/6096