SHROP TILL THEY DROP

Last week a banner (SchNEWS 713) – this week a new home.

Anti-Coal activists have established a base camp on the site of a proposed new open cast coal mine in Telford, Shropshire.

There are already a number of tents, tarps and benders on the Huntington Lane site but more numbers will be needed to face up to the imminent arrival of UK Coal construction machinery. Hundreds of mature trees have already been felled to clear room for an access road and company representatives have visited to scope the site. Reports are that after the three years preparation work needed to begin work, only enough coal to fuel a power station for 7-9 months will be extracted.

The activists are re-erecting trees and stringing up nets, and rumours are going around of some engineering-minded locals getting involved to siphon off methane from the vents already in place.

If you want to join the fight against further devastation, or donate some sorely needed kit (or even teabags) email defendhuntingtonlane@hushmail.com or phone Chris on 07989 243057.

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