Plane Stupid Gloucestershire: Staverton airport expansion plans dropped

Richard — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:14:08 +0000

Plane Stupid campaigners joined forces with the Green Party and South West Air Action at the Gloucestershire County Council Scrutiny Committee meeting, succesfully forcing Cheltenham Council to abandon their expansion plans for Staverton / Gloucestershire airport.

The Council had tried to keep its plans secret, declaring that their review of the expansion proposal for Gloucestershire Airport closed to the press and public. The airport expansion proposals had been accepted by the Cheltenham Council Scrutiny committee, who along with Gloucester Council own the airport. Campaigners expexted another rubber stamping excercise. Not to be daunted, 20 protesters turned up determined to hear the debate - and made their contributions during an unprecedented question time.

Camp Hope - opposing Staverton airport expansion

Richard — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:09:23 +0000

Gloucestershire residents fighting the expansion of Gloucestershire airport at Staverton have launched a weekend-long camp, to talk about climate change and aviation.

The family-friendly protest site, called Camp Hope, runs from today (Saturday) through to Sunday, with a variety of educational workshops and activities, including a talk by David Drew MP (details after the jump).