Gatwick runway opponents march through Horsham

More than 120 people marched through Horsham town centre on Saturday, May 3, to protest against a new runway at Gatwick Airport and new flight paths. They set off from the carfax to the Drill Hall, where Gatwick was holding one of its 16 public exhibitions, showing the public the runways plans, some of which they will be submitting to the Airports Commission by 16th May. Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (CAGNE), with the help of Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC) and Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Sussex, organised the walk through Horsham town centre and their attendance outside the exhibition. CAGNE and GACC have between them had a presence at all of the exhibitions, and given out information to those attending on why they believe firmly that there should not be a new runway – due to the social and environmental damage it would do the area, for miles around the airport in all directions.

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YouTube film clip …. showing the march


 

Gatwick runway opponents march through Horsham

May 3rd 2014

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More than 100 people marched through Horsham town centre on Saturday, May 3, to protest against a new runway at Gatwick Airport and new flight paths.

Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (CAGNE), with the help of Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC) and Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Sussex, organised a walk through Horsham town center to Drill Hall where the Gatwick Airport new runway consultation was taking place.

Chair of CAGNE, Sally Pavey said: “A real mix of ages walked and gathered on the steps of Drill Hall before going in to ask questions about new flight paths, lack of infrastructure, mass house building to accommodate inward migrating workers to fill jobs, removal of woodlands and floodplains being built on, road congestion and the emissions from the road and sky.”

The deadline for the public consultation is Friday, May 16. Response can be made at www.gatwickairport.com/consultation.

 http://www.thedistrictpost.co.uk/news/2014/05/gatwick-runway-opponents-march-through-horsham/

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and when they got to the Gatwick exhibition venue

Horsham protest 3 .5.2014