Friday, March 04, 2005
Shields Gazette
Shields Gazette Story
As a rider to the previous posts about Trow Quarry, I offer this article in the Shields Gazette where Amanda Skelton clearly states that security fences and warning signs will be in place whilst High-Point Rendell carry out their investigations. Additionally, way back on December 17th. the Council issued a press statement following the public forum in the Town Hall to view the High-Point Rendell draft report, and in that statement Amanda Skelton said "I want to reassure them that the Council's role is to protect the public and work with our partners to formulate a medium to long term strategy for the coast."
How can we be protected without a fence Amanda?
The photographs on this page clearly show that this has not happened, and I am reliably informed that members of the public have been approaching the contractors and discussing their work with them!
Read the Gazette article here.
The Council Press Statement of 17th. December 2004
In a new twist tonight's edition of the Gazette carried a story on it's front page about the discovery of another landfill site of old. This time it's slap bang on the beach! The dunes on what we call Sandhaven beach were once a landfill site, this "made-up" land consists of building/demolition debris, and asbestos has been found on the beach after high winds and tides. the site was used for landfill in the 1940's.
Our ancestors were certainly not mindfull of future generations when they buried waste material all over the town. the important thing to do now - rather than excitedly apportion blame - is to make these areas safe and clean them up as fast as possible. It now becomes our responsibility to ensure that future generations can enjoy the beauty of our coastline in as much an environment of safety as we can possibly be certain of.
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As a rider to the previous posts about Trow Quarry, I offer this article in the Shields Gazette where Amanda Skelton clearly states that security fences and warning signs will be in place whilst High-Point Rendell carry out their investigations. Additionally, way back on December 17th. the Council issued a press statement following the public forum in the Town Hall to view the High-Point Rendell draft report, and in that statement Amanda Skelton said "I want to reassure them that the Council's role is to protect the public and work with our partners to formulate a medium to long term strategy for the coast."
How can we be protected without a fence Amanda?
The photographs on this page clearly show that this has not happened, and I am reliably informed that members of the public have been approaching the contractors and discussing their work with them!
Read the Gazette article here.
The Council Press Statement of 17th. December 2004
In a new twist tonight's edition of the Gazette carried a story on it's front page about the discovery of another landfill site of old. This time it's slap bang on the beach! The dunes on what we call Sandhaven beach were once a landfill site, this "made-up" land consists of building/demolition debris, and asbestos has been found on the beach after high winds and tides. the site was used for landfill in the 1940's.
Our ancestors were certainly not mindfull of future generations when they buried waste material all over the town. the important thing to do now - rather than excitedly apportion blame - is to make these areas safe and clean them up as fast as possible. It now becomes our responsibility to ensure that future generations can enjoy the beauty of our coastline in as much an environment of safety as we can possibly be certain of.
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