Tag: Lorry Park

“Biggest Protest Shepway Has Ever Seen

Sellindge & District Residents have just announced the date for a massive demonstration against against Shepway’s plans for a ‘Garden Town’ for 12,000 houses and a Lorry Park for 3,600 lorries.

It is billed as the biggest protest Shepway has ever seen. Feelings are running very strong in Sellindge and surrounding villages against the massive exploitation and desecration of the farmland that will take place if these plans are allowed to proceed. Continue reading “Biggest Protest Shepway Has Ever Seen

Did Shepway Councillors Accept Bribes?

Just Released by Sellindge Village Residents Association

 

SUSPECTED BRIBERY PRESS RELEASE. (2)

Posted: 18 Dec 2016 05:29 AM PST

Dear Residents,
As promised, we said that we would bring you more details of a press release by Lydd Airport Action Group pertaining to suspected bribes being accepted by Shepway District Councillors.
If you are of the mind that SDC Councillors make a habit of voting against the wishes of local residents, as they are with the Lorry Park and Otterpool 12,000 housing estate, you wouldn’t be wrong.
It appears that they are running to form with the Airport fiasco as well. We’ll leave you to decide what the reason for that could be.
Here it be:
Kent Crime Commissioner urged to speed up delayed Police investigation into suspected bribes accepted by Shepway District Councillors Continue reading Did Shepway Councillors Accept Bribes?

Mass Protest Over 12,000 Houses and Lorry Park

Gang of Four Motives Questioned by Marchers

The ‘Gang of Four’, as Local MP Damien Collins, David Monk, Leader of Shepway Council, and Councillors Susan Carey and Jenny Hollingsbee have become know, must have felt their ears burning on Saturday morning.

Hundreds braved a bitter cold December morning to march around Folkestone in protest against the building 12,000 houses, and Continue reading Mass Protest Over 12,000 Houses and Lorry Park

90% Opposed to Lorry Park

SOS Kent’s Survey Results Taken at Highway England Exhibition / Consultations

Survey highlights public anger over government’s Kent lorry park scheme

A survey about the government’s £250 million scheme to build a 250 acre lorry park in Kent shows huge public anger and opposition to the development.

90 per cent of respondents to a survey carried out by the SOS Kent campaign group declared themselves opposed to the multi-million pound scheme. Volunteers from the campaign captured the views of more than 80 per cent of those attending eight public exhibitions held in East Kent to present information about the development. SOS Kent opposes plans by the government and Highways England to build the lorry park just off the M20 at Stanford. The campaign group is calling for smarter options to resolve traffic problems caused by cross-Channel disruption and rejects the authorities’ claims the lorry park will solve Operation Stack. Continue reading 90% Opposed to Lorry Park

All for One and None for All

They are Not Happy in the Villages

It seems that there is a large stirring of discontent in the hills and valleys around  Sellindge and other villages near Hythe.

Hythe MP, Damian Collins, is coming under heavy criticism from many of his erstwhile supporters because he is apparently backing the building of a Lorry Park for over 3,000  Heavy Goods Vehicles and the construction of 12,000 houses on local green fields.

Many residents are so angry about his non interest in their protest movement, that has already conducted two massive marches to draw attention to their grievances, they have now turned on him with a direct  plea for voters to remember his actions and vote him out the next time he stands for election.

The following has appeared in the latest Sellindge & District Residents Association Newsletter. Continue reading All for One and None for All