Road Wars

Road Shorts

Squall 12, Spring 1996, pg. 40.

A608 Annesley Relief Road, Notts. Local resistance to this county council road widening scheme continues. Constant protests delayed tree-felling but unfortunately there are now no more trees. The fight against the road and all the associated industrial development, however, continues. Contact: 01623 751974 / 756426.

A30 Honiton-Exeter, Devon. Fortification of the camps continues, although eviction dates are not yet known. Meanwhile the campaign is developing as a regional networking base. Contact: 01404 815729.

A299 Thanet Way, Kent. The Flat Oak Society continue oppose this road but have now extended to building up an action network for the South East. Contact 01227 463368.

International day of anti-road action. Groups all over Europe will be organising local actions against the trans European network of roads on March 30th. To take part or to kick off your own contact: ASEED, PO Box 92066, 1090 AB, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Tel: +31 206 682 236. E-mail: aseedeur@antenna.nl