Help us to mount a legal challenge! On the 10th
July 2006, Oxfordshire County Council resolved to grant planning
permission to RWE npower to fill in Thrupp Lake. However, because
the work to be done contradicts one or more of OCC's own policies
it has to be referred to the Secretary of State, Ruth Kelly. She
refused to call the application in and has sent it back to OCC for
determination. Oxfordshire County Council could have reconsidered,
but they didn't. On the 4th January 2007 they issued the permission
to NPower with a list of conditions, which NPower will blithely
ignore because the Compliance Officers at OCC didn't bother with
the last planning application to check too carefully. Maybe
they will this time, but by the time they get round to it, the damage
will have been done. One of our members has mounted a campaign to have the area turned into a "Town Green". Oxfordshire County Council have agreed to hold a public inquiry which started on 2nd April 2007 and adjourned on the 5th because it ran out of time. After reconvening, the result was promised in August 2007, but finally arrived in October. The Inspector decided that people using the area did so because they "strayed off the footpath" and that did not make it a "Town Green". Radley Parish Council has mounted a challenge to this decision. Oxfordshire County Council, in their attempt to flatten the challenge has engaged a couple of Leading QCs at a cost of over £20,000. This was entirely unnecessary as the Parish Council asked them if they would not engage counsel until discussions had taken place with NPower to see if there was another route, apart from legal action. However, Oxfordshire County Council ignored this request and promptly let loose the Dogs of War. The case is now proceeding in the High Court and we will need money to help pay for the legal fees now being incurred. This is the best way which we can win this Campaign. We do not endorse direct action, nor do we perpetrate it. We are disgusted that one of our campaign members has been the subject of a legal injunction, quite undeservedly and would like to take the issue back to the High Court. But our day will come and NPower will, in the meantime, receive the bad publicity which their injunction has generated. They have tried to silence protest and have failed. It has made us even more determined than ever and more people are coming forward every day to support this campaign. Please give generously. |
Make a Donation - Click on the button below to use PayPal - This goes to a secure site at Paypal.co.uk to where you can make a donation with your credit card. If you prefer, send a cheque - we don't pay charges to bank a cheque donation. Please send cheques made payable to "Save Radley Lakes" to The Treasurer at 3 Shaw's Copse, Radley, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3GZ |
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Write to Oxfordshire County Council |
There is a gravel pit outside the Power Station Fence which could take their ash; it is operated by Waste Recycling Group who only have permission to take Municipal waste, some of which comes from outside the County. This means more Lorries on the road whilst they could save a wildlife site in Oxfordshire if they took NPower's ash. Waste Recycling Group have recently put in an application to Oxfordshire County Council to take NPower's waste ash. |
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Letter
to RWE Germany by post or email |
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| Are you an npower customer? | Write
to them and tell them you intend to switch your electricity supplier. Click
here for suggested Letter |
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| Switch your provider | Click here for how to change energy supplier | or Click here to switch with Which |
| Email NPower | ||
| Write a letter to NPower | Tell them you will switch your engergy provider. Suggested letter indicating your disgust with their decision to use Thrupp Lake. |
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| We would welcome assistance from people who have skills which could be useful to the campaign. | ||
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Make others aware of our campaign Tell friends and neighbours. e-mail your contacts with the website link so they can join in the protest. |
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contact the Treasurer
to find out more about donations to the Campaign Fighting Fund,
to pay for publicity material etc. |
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| Help us Fundraise | Have a car boot sale and donate the proceeds. Hold a coffee morning to get signatures for our petition and collect a pound from everyone to donate to our Campaign. Have a sponsored something e.g. slim, walk, run, bath-in-a-tub-of-bakedbeans, silence, handstand, backflips, cartwheels, whatever takes your fancy, and donate the proceeds to our Campaign. |
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