Quarry Halted

The Anti QUarry Action group, AQUA, at Teigngrace, near Newton Abbot has won a temporary halt to construction by forcing the government to call a public inquiry into the proposed quarry extension.

Unprecedented local activity, camps on site, direct action, and general hard graft led to thousands of letters being sent to John Prescott demanding a re-think.

Just before the announcement of the temporary reprieve, a 242 mile protest march to London ended with the walkers sitting on the Deputy Prime Minister's roof. After their long hike they had hoped to present a letter to the Environment Minister but were greeted instead by a private secretary. Undeterred, the walkers returned to the Ministry and sat on the glass entrance canopy of the building to display a 22 foot by 16 foot letter.

Although there is some concern that an undefended site may be trashed while pending the outcome of the public Enquirer, tatting-down is in full swing. Contact the campaign on 0370 878920 to say nice one, well done.