UK: EF!NE - Arthur's Wood gets busy
savage
Arthur's wood is due to be chopped down by Manchester Airport PLC in
order to
satisfy the requirements of the civil aviation authority to provide an
obstacle limitation surface for Manchester airports second runway.
At the public inquiry into whether permission to build the second
runway be
granted it was clearly stated that Arthur's wood would not be touched, maybe
another inquiry should be held and presented with the true facts.
Friends of
the Earth Manchester have documentary evidence of this.
According to the National Trust act 1937 work may only be carried out on
National Trust land if it improves the land, chopping down the trees in
Arthur's wood by no stretch of the imagination can be seen as
improving the
wood. The plan the National Trust has, to allow some of the wood to re grow
would mean constant felling to keep the height of the trees below that needed
for the runway, this would change the nature of the wood for ever.
When you
look at the wood you soon realize that most of the trees would need to be
felled absolute.
Arthur's wood is very old and has many large trees. When you walk
through the
wood
many established species can be seen, alot of these species can take hundreds
of years to become established, this diversity will be lost by
machinery and
tree felling which will rip apart the soil structure a crucial part of any
fragile Eco system.
When you look at the National Trust's leaflet for Quarry Bank Mill
which is
adjacent to the Style Country park you will notice that Manchester
Airport PLC
are sponsors.
Obviously some form of deal, back hand or up front has been done in
order to
keep the National Trust on side with Manchester Airport PLC.
Is this the end of another of our National institutions. The National Trust
claim to "protect land for ever ...for every one" unless you happen to be
Manchester Airport PLC and have lots of money to give in compensation.
Manchester Airport PLC have gained a possession order to evict
protesters from
the site set up to protect the trees, this would also appear to be
questionable. Protesters have won the right to appeal at the high
court of
justice in London, the appeal will be heard on the 5th February
Unless people know how the National Trust and public inquiries are being
manipulated by powerful capitalists nothing will be done and the laws
of the
land will be broken and their will be nothing anyone can do about it.
How many more historical places of National importance will be
destroyed for
ever by a spineless National Trust who in reality would rather take
the money
than prevent its own land from being destroyed.
ENDS...
Notes to Editors:
For more information the site can be contacted on: 07957 993456
Save Arthur's wood coalition can be contacted on: 01226 764279
or email: pp...@aol.com
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A Call to harnesses
25.1.1999
Board, fed up trying to keep warm, want to do something
exciting.......? Then
get over to Arthur's wood or to the new vegan site Cedar wood.
Hundreds of
trees are due to be chopped down before nesting season (March)
Protesters have
set up camp with tree houses and tunnels being constructed.
If any one fancies living in beautiful large trees resisting the
forces of
Babylon and at the same time helping to save our National heritage
then come
on down.
Help is needed in acquiring tat so if you have or can get hold of:
Tarps, climbing rope, cargo nets, harnesses, pusscuk rope, poly prop,
blankets, building wood, ammo boxes, filing cabinets, figure of
eight's, big
pans, ladders, small burners, flue pipe, buckets, 12volt batteries, car
cigarette lighter sockets, bits of carpet, kitchen knifes, wire cutters
Save Arthur's wood campaign has dug up loads of dodgy dealing between
Manchester Airport and the National Trust which is providing plenty of work
for officy type bods.
So if your the out doors go get them type or a stay at home and tap on the
keyboard type then theirs something you can do. Please don't hesitate to
contact us or come down to site and join in.
The site can be contacted on: 07957 993456 or contact the Save
Arthur's wood
coalition on: 01565 873551 or 01226 764279 email: pp...@aol.com
To get to the site from Manchester go down the B5166 to Styal the
sites are
about 1mile west of Style at the South side of the airport, Cedar wood
site is
just off the road that runs along the side of the airport on the left 300
yards before the road ends. A map is available on request.