Manchester Airport protesters join forces with Sipson
a village set for destruction if Heathrow gets a third runway.
if Manchester Airport expands to add a new cargo unit.
village via video link on Sunday.
simmering for the past two years.
they should leave one cottage standing.
by Manchester City Council in December.
to take the airport’s proposals to a judicial review in a bid to stop the expansion.
and said he was “twinning” the street with Sipson village to create publicity.
Why replace some beautiful old cottages and an area of natural beauty with a giant freight shed? |
giant freight shed?
be diminishing in size rather than getting bigger.
be needed.”
plans for a third runway at Heathrow. If it gets the go ahead, up to 700 homes
could be demolished.
demand remain robust and our existing transit units are all occupied.
sustainable manner and want to continue to fulfil our role as a major job creator
for the city and the region.”
a third runway goes ahead at Heathrow, was ‘twinned’ with Hasty Lane in Manchester.
Homes in Hasty Lane are under threat from the expansion of the freight terminal
at Manchester Airport. Over 70 people from Manchester and London attended the
twinning event on Sunday at Hasty Lane. There was also a live video link to residents
at Heathrow. The event was organised by residents’ groups in conjunction with
Plane Stupid.
event said: "The story of Hasty lane is a way too familiar story to ours. Local
communities suffering from a big airport that is destroying our homes, our health
and the climate. If a 3rd runway at Heathrow is built I face losing my home,
my job and my grandmother’s grave will be dug up. This is why I have been adopted
by a Plane Stupid activist as there direct action tactics could be all we have
left."