STOP PRESS ! STOP PRESS ! STOP PRESS !
Judge overturns quarrying 'ban' decision at Backdale
The only options now are :
- successful appeal by central government / PDNPA
OR
- central government to buy out the mineral rights.
Example letters to Hon Patrick McLoughlin - please modify and send to your MP
8th April 2008 - SLEG public meeting at Calver Village Hall
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PM's PETITION - CLOSED:
The petition submitted to the Downing Street web-site to stop quarrying on Longstone Edge has closed with more than 2,500 signatures.
PM's response to the petition is "...The Peak District National Park Authority has responsibility for deciding whether the 1952 permission should be revoked to stop mineral extraction permanently. "
The Problem
Longstone Edge is a beautiful three-mile-long ancient limestone hill, prominently situated within sight of Chatsworth House, just to the north of Bakewell in the Peak District National Park, which is threatened by an enormous quarry at its eastern end. A massive scar will be made in the heart of unspoilt scenery in the second most-visited National Park in the world. This must not be allowed to happen. Click here for more details about the problem of quarrying at Longstone Edge.
What are we doing?
We have massive support from the households in the surrounding villages affected by the quarrying. A legal challenge has failed to put a stop to the destruction, but with increasing public pressure we hope to bring a halt to the devastation that threatens to destroy large tracts of the Peak District and its wildlife. Click here for more details about the activites of SLEG (Save Longstone Edge Group).
How You Can Help
We are transforming SLEG (Save Longstone Edge Group) into a serious campaigning organisation and we need committed help with a wide array of tasks, from as many people as possible. Even if you are unable to offer your time, please make a donation to help support the activites of the Group. Click here for more details about how you can help.
For a quick introduction to the problem,
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