Rage In The Piddle and Wareham Forest

RESIDENTS AGAINST GRAVEL EXTRACTION IN THE PIDDLE 

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Dorset County Council have finally issued the Minerals Site Allocations Document - Discussion Paper for consultation and comment. This document lists the sites being considered for mineral extraction as well as the criteria to be used to select the sites to go into the Dorset Minerals Plan for the next 15 years.

See RAGE's summary of the objections to the inclusion of the Philliols Farm site

See RAGE's full response to the Minerals Site Allocations Document - Discussion Paper.

See our news page for latest update

 

RAGE in The Piddle -  Residents Against Gravel Extraction in the Piddle Valley

This site is to campaign and obtain support for the protection of the Piddle Valley in Dorset between Bere Regis and Hyde adjacent to the Wareham Forest. The area consisting of Phillios and Lower Stockley Farms (click here to see map) plus parts of Wareham Forest are under threat from gravel companies who wish to ruin the beautiful area and destroy the wildlife. See below the effect gravel extraction has on the countryside.

We need your support to protect this beautiful environment. If you wish to help protect our countryside then please support our campaign. You can do this in a number of ways:-

You can write/email the Dorset Council and let them know you object to the inclusion of Phillios Farm in the Minerals Plan and you  object to any gravel extraction in the Phillios Farm in the Piddle Valley and use of Wareham Forrest for a road for the lorries:- Mr J Bennett, Minerals Planning Team, Dorset County Council, County Hall,Colliton Park, Dorchester Dorset DT1 1XJ or email him at j.a.bennett@dorsetcc.gov.uk There are some sample letters click here

You can write letters/emails  to other interested bodies.

You can contribute to the campaign fund as fighting this threat will cost.

You can volunteer to distribute leaflets and help in other ways.

You can tell your friends and encourage them to support us!

Please let us know you support us by emailing us at Rage

Which would you prefer to see in the Piddle Valley.

This:-

Philliols Farm proposed gravel site as it looks now

 

What the site would look during 6 years of gravel extraction

Which would you prefer to see in the Piddle Valley.

This:-

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Or this??!!                                                 and this!!??

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Not only is the gravel company planning to decimate the beautiful Piddle Valley, it is also planning to ruin Wareham Forest by building a road through Wareham Forest to take dozens of lorries from Hyde through to the Cold Harbour Road every day. Parts of Wareham Forest will be cut off by this road and access will not be allowed.

Which would you prefer to see in Wareham Forest.  This:-

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Or this?                                  and this?

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Click Here to see Map of area and the site:-

 

If you wish to help protect our countryside then please support our campaign. Write letters; contribute something to the fighting fund, volunteer to distribute leaflets, tell your friends.

OUR COUNTRYSIDE DEPENDS ON YOUR SUPPORT!

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02/12/2008