From john at lawton.me.uk Tue Jul 7 21:02:46 2015 From: john at lawton.me.uk (John Lawton) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:02:46 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Developments affecting the West Fields of Cambridge References: Message-ID: <1723B4A6-BCD5-4642-9CFA-550DFE090BFF@lawton.me.uk> We received this from FeCRA today, and thought it might be of interest to SOS subscribers. Regards, John Lawton SOS Chair Begin forwarded message: > From: Wendy Blythe > Subject: [Members] Developments affecting the West Fields of Cambridge > Date: 7 July 2015 15:11:20 BST > To: members at fecra.org.uk > > Dear FeCRA members, > > A number of you have written to FeCRA regarding our recent letter (19 June > 2015) in which we drew your attention to development/transport proposals > pushing for modifications of the draft Local Plan regarding the Green Belt > and their effect on the West Fields of Cambridge and the visual amenity > and charm of Grantchester and its meadows. For those of you who have > expressed concern about this, you may like to note that there is now a > Facebook page, an on-line petition and a Twitter page > > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-West-Fields-Cambridge/1633150000232715 > Cambridge's beautiful & historic West Fields are under threat from > development. Please sign the petition to save them: http://chn.ge/1H1aXn8 > > *https://twitter.com/SaveTheWFields * > > Best wishes, > > Wendy Blythe > > FeCRA Chair From john at lawton.me.uk Wed Jul 8 22:40:09 2015 From: john at lawton.me.uk (John Lawton) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 22:40:09 +0100 Subject: [Announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Fwd=3A_Chisholm_Trail_-_3_km_-_=A312_mi?= =?iso-8859-1?q?llion_-_value_for_money_=3F?= References: Message-ID: <10F44B9F-5DE4-4ADD-904B-99BCBB773750@lawton.me.uk> This from Chris Smith: > Subject: Chisholm Trail - 3 km - ?12 million - value for money ? > Date: 8 July 2015 22:34:45 BST > > Hi John > > The Chisholm Cycle Trail is set to wend its' destructive and highly expensive ?12 million / 3 km way across the river from Chesterton and through Fen Ditton Meadows, the Leper Chapel and Coldham's Common amongst others. The cost is an average ~ ?4000 per m and will cause significant environmental destruction, which would not be permitted if it were a road. The route leads from a station to another station ( why not take the train ? ) and much of the existing route is already accessible to cyclists, so the gains are marginal for the environmental impacts caused and the costs. Unfortunately in Cambridge green space, commons and wildlife sites are seen as wasted land to build on for free. > > I wondered if you could let people know what is happening via Cambridge SoS : > > http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/plans-Cambridge-s-13m-Chisholm-Trail-unveiled/story-26849838-detail/story.html > > http://www.gccitydeal.co.uk/citydeal/download/downloads/id/8/the_chisholm_trail_background_information > > Best wishes > > Chris > Chris Smith > Chair, Friends of Coldham's Common From john at lawton.me.uk Tue Jul 7 21:02:46 2015 From: john at lawton.me.uk (John Lawton) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:02:46 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Developments affecting the West Fields of Cambridge References: Message-ID: <1723B4A6-BCD5-4642-9CFA-550DFE090BFF@lawton.me.uk> We received this from FeCRA today, and thought it might be of interest to SOS subscribers. Regards, John Lawton SOS Chair Begin forwarded message: > From: Wendy Blythe > Subject: [Members] Developments affecting the West Fields of Cambridge > Date: 7 July 2015 15:11:20 BST > To: members at fecra.org.uk > > Dear FeCRA members, > > A number of you have written to FeCRA regarding our recent letter (19 June > 2015) in which we drew your attention to development/transport proposals > pushing for modifications of the draft Local Plan regarding the Green Belt > and their effect on the West Fields of Cambridge and the visual amenity > and charm of Grantchester and its meadows. For those of you who have > expressed concern about this, you may like to note that there is now a > Facebook page, an on-line petition and a Twitter page > > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-West-Fields-Cambridge/1633150000232715 > Cambridge's beautiful & historic West Fields are under threat from > development. Please sign the petition to save them: http://chn.ge/1H1aXn8 > > *https://twitter.com/SaveTheWFields * > > Best wishes, > > Wendy Blythe > > FeCRA Chair From john at lawton.me.uk Wed Jul 8 22:40:09 2015 From: john at lawton.me.uk (John Lawton) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 22:40:09 +0100 Subject: [Announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Fwd=3A_Chisholm_Trail_-_3_km_-_=A312_mi?= =?iso-8859-1?q?llion_-_value_for_money_=3F?= References: Message-ID: <10F44B9F-5DE4-4ADD-904B-99BCBB773750@lawton.me.uk> This from Chris Smith: > Subject: Chisholm Trail - 3 km - ?12 million - value for money ? > Date: 8 July 2015 22:34:45 BST > > Hi John > > The Chisholm Cycle Trail is set to wend its' destructive and highly expensive ?12 million / 3 km way across the river from Chesterton and through Fen Ditton Meadows, the Leper Chapel and Coldham's Common amongst others. The cost is an average ~ ?4000 per m and will cause significant environmental destruction, which would not be permitted if it were a road. The route leads from a station to another station ( why not take the train ? ) and much of the existing route is already accessible to cyclists, so the gains are marginal for the environmental impacts caused and the costs. Unfortunately in Cambridge green space, commons and wildlife sites are seen as wasted land to build on for free. > > I wondered if you could let people know what is happening via Cambridge SoS : > > http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/plans-Cambridge-s-13m-Chisholm-Trail-unveiled/story-26849838-detail/story.html > > http://www.gccitydeal.co.uk/citydeal/download/downloads/id/8/the_chisholm_trail_background_information > > Best wishes > > Chris > Chris Smith > Chair, Friends of Coldham's Common From john at lawton.me.uk Tue Jul 7 21:02:46 2015 From: john at lawton.me.uk (John Lawton) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:02:46 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Developments affecting the West Fields of Cambridge References: Message-ID: <1723B4A6-BCD5-4642-9CFA-550DFE090BFF@lawton.me.uk> We received this from FeCRA today, and thought it might be of interest to SOS subscribers. Regards, John Lawton SOS Chair Begin forwarded message: > From: Wendy Blythe > Subject: [Members] Developments affecting the West Fields of Cambridge > Date: 7 July 2015 15:11:20 BST > To: members at fecra.org.uk > > Dear FeCRA members, > > A number of you have written to FeCRA regarding our recent letter (19 June > 2015) in which we drew your attention to development/transport proposals > pushing for modifications of the draft Local Plan regarding the Green Belt > and their effect on the West Fields of Cambridge and the visual amenity > and charm of Grantchester and its meadows. For those of you who have > expressed concern about this, you may like to note that there is now a > Facebook page, an on-line petition and a Twitter page > > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-West-Fields-Cambridge/1633150000232715 > Cambridge's beautiful & historic West Fields are under threat from > development. Please sign the petition to save them: http://chn.ge/1H1aXn8 > > *https://twitter.com/SaveTheWFields * > > Best wishes, > > Wendy Blythe > > FeCRA Chair From john at lawton.me.uk Wed Jul 8 22:40:09 2015 From: john at lawton.me.uk (John Lawton) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 22:40:09 +0100 Subject: [Announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Fwd=3A_Chisholm_Trail_-_3_km_-_=A312_mi?= =?iso-8859-1?q?llion_-_value_for_money_=3F?= References: Message-ID: <10F44B9F-5DE4-4ADD-904B-99BCBB773750@lawton.me.uk> This from Chris Smith: > Subject: Chisholm Trail - 3 km - ?12 million - value for money ? > Date: 8 July 2015 22:34:45 BST > > Hi John > > The Chisholm Cycle Trail is set to wend its' destructive and highly expensive ?12 million / 3 km way across the river from Chesterton and through Fen Ditton Meadows, the Leper Chapel and Coldham's Common amongst others. The cost is an average ~ ?4000 per m and will cause significant environmental destruction, which would not be permitted if it were a road. The route leads from a station to another station ( why not take the train ? ) and much of the existing route is already accessible to cyclists, so the gains are marginal for the environmental impacts caused and the costs. Unfortunately in Cambridge green space, commons and wildlife sites are seen as wasted land to build on for free. > > I wondered if you could let people know what is happening via Cambridge SoS : > > http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/plans-Cambridge-s-13m-Chisholm-Trail-unveiled/story-26849838-detail/story.html > > http://www.gccitydeal.co.uk/citydeal/download/downloads/id/8/the_chisholm_trail_background_information > > Best wishes > > Chris > Chris Smith > Chair, Friends of Coldham's Common From john at lawton.me.uk Tue Jul 7 21:02:46 2015 From: john at lawton.me.uk (John Lawton) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:02:46 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Developments affecting the West Fields of Cambridge References: Message-ID: <1723B4A6-BCD5-4642-9CFA-550DFE090BFF@lawton.me.uk> We received this from FeCRA today, and thought it might be of interest to SOS subscribers. Regards, John Lawton SOS Chair Begin forwarded message: > From: Wendy Blythe > Subject: [Members] Developments affecting the West Fields of Cambridge > Date: 7 July 2015 15:11:20 BST > To: members at fecra.org.uk > > Dear FeCRA members, > > A number of you have written to FeCRA regarding our recent letter (19 June > 2015) in which we drew your attention to development/transport proposals > pushing for modifications of the draft Local Plan regarding the Green Belt > and their effect on the West Fields of Cambridge and the visual amenity > and charm of Grantchester and its meadows. For those of you who have > expressed concern about this, you may like to note that there is now a > Facebook page, an on-line petition and a Twitter page > > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-West-Fields-Cambridge/1633150000232715 > Cambridge's beautiful & historic West Fields are under threat from > development. Please sign the petition to save them: http://chn.ge/1H1aXn8 > > *https://twitter.com/SaveTheWFields * > > Best wishes, > > Wendy Blythe > > FeCRA Chair From john at lawton.me.uk Wed Jul 8 22:40:09 2015 From: john at lawton.me.uk (John Lawton) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 22:40:09 +0100 Subject: [Announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Fwd=3A_Chisholm_Trail_-_3_km_-_=A312_mi?= =?iso-8859-1?q?llion_-_value_for_money_=3F?= References: Message-ID: <10F44B9F-5DE4-4ADD-904B-99BCBB773750@lawton.me.uk> This from Chris Smith: > Subject: Chisholm Trail - 3 km - ?12 million - value for money ? > Date: 8 July 2015 22:34:45 BST > > Hi John > > The Chisholm Cycle Trail is set to wend its' destructive and highly expensive ?12 million / 3 km way across the river from Chesterton and through Fen Ditton Meadows, the Leper Chapel and Coldham's Common amongst others. The cost is an average ~ ?4000 per m and will cause significant environmental destruction, which would not be permitted if it were a road. The route leads from a station to another station ( why not take the train ? ) and much of the existing route is already accessible to cyclists, so the gains are marginal for the environmental impacts caused and the costs. Unfortunately in Cambridge green space, commons and wildlife sites are seen as wasted land to build on for free. > > I wondered if you could let people know what is happening via Cambridge SoS : > > http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/plans-Cambridge-s-13m-Chisholm-Trail-unveiled/story-26849838-detail/story.html > > http://www.gccitydeal.co.uk/citydeal/download/downloads/id/8/the_chisholm_trail_background_information > > Best wishes > > Chris > Chris Smith > Chair, Friends of Coldham's Common