Cycling restrictions, Folkestone
Tuesday 22 October
Kent County Council have told us that filming is taking place at the junction of Crete Road East / Cut Throat Lane/Small Pox Hill/ North Downs Road, Folkestone on Tuesday 22 October 2024 for two hours between the hours of 1200 - 1500. Smallpox Lane is no longer a highway but is part of the national cycle route just outside of Folkestone from Doverhill to Crete Road East. The license for filming has been issued with provisos of three minute holds for road users (using Stop/Go boards). In Spokes's Chair’s experience film crews often exceed the terms of their license. If anyone is delayed more than three minutes or out of the times quoted or there are other problems please email Spokes Chair at [email protected] then report the matter to the film unit.
Tuesday 22 October
Kent County Council have told us that filming is taking place at the junction of Crete Road East / Cut Throat Lane/Small Pox Hill/ North Downs Road, Folkestone on Tuesday 22 October 2024 for two hours between the hours of 1200 - 1500. Smallpox Lane is no longer a highway but is part of the national cycle route just outside of Folkestone from Doverhill to Crete Road East. The license for filming has been issued with provisos of three minute holds for road users (using Stop/Go boards). In Spokes's Chair’s experience film crews often exceed the terms of their license. If anyone is delayed more than three minutes or out of the times quoted or there are other problems please email Spokes Chair at [email protected] then report the matter to the film unit.
Canterbury local plan and cycling consultations
Deadline: 16 January 2023
If you live, work study or travel anywhere in Canterbury City Council area, you have until 5pm Monday 16 January to add your comments to the Council's Cycling and Walking Implementation Plan and Draft Local Plan to 2045.
Deadline: 16 January 2023
If you live, work study or travel anywhere in Canterbury City Council area, you have until 5pm Monday 16 January to add your comments to the Council's Cycling and Walking Implementation Plan and Draft Local Plan to 2045.
Carbon cop-out
As a nation, we outsource carbon emissions to other countries through the huge amounts of food, clothes and gadgets we import from around the world. Right now the UK has no target to cut these outsourced carbon emissions – despite the fact that they account for just under half of our carbon footprint.
Traidcraft Exchange have set up a petition calling for an end to this carbon cop out - it will take about two minutes to complete.
As a nation, we outsource carbon emissions to other countries through the huge amounts of food, clothes and gadgets we import from around the world. Right now the UK has no target to cut these outsourced carbon emissions – despite the fact that they account for just under half of our carbon footprint.
Traidcraft Exchange have set up a petition calling for an end to this carbon cop out - it will take about two minutes to complete.
Transport planner - cycling
Kent County Council
Kent County Council (KCC) are looking for a Transport Planner to champion the development, promotion and co-ordination of walking and cycling strategies and cycling infrastructure in Kent. The closing date for applications is 16 June. More details are available on KCC's website.
Kent County Council
Kent County Council (KCC) are looking for a Transport Planner to champion the development, promotion and co-ordination of walking and cycling strategies and cycling infrastructure in Kent. The closing date for applications is 16 June. More details are available on KCC's website.
Electric bike course, Canterbury
In conjunction with the Air Quality Partnership, Kent Adult Cycle Training is running an additional Introduction to e-bikes course as part of Car Free Day, Wednesday 22 September. The training session starts at 5pm, lasts 90 minutes and will take place at The Canterbury Bike Project, c/o The Riverside Youth Centre, Canterbury, CT2 7PH. Booking is via KCC's website and there is a 10% reduction on the cost with code CARFREE2021. Please share with family and friends.
In conjunction with the Air Quality Partnership, Kent Adult Cycle Training is running an additional Introduction to e-bikes course as part of Car Free Day, Wednesday 22 September. The training session starts at 5pm, lasts 90 minutes and will take place at The Canterbury Bike Project, c/o The Riverside Youth Centre, Canterbury, CT2 7PH. Booking is via KCC's website and there is a 10% reduction on the cost with code CARFREE2021. Please share with family and friends.
Levelling Up Fund survey
Canterbury is in the top priority group for the Government's Levelling Up Fund. The Fund allows a local area to bid for up to £20 million to support improvements to culture and heritage, public areas like high streets and parks, and public transport, cycling and walking. Canterbury City Council will be responsible for putting together a bid for funding and local MP, Rosie Duffield, wants to work with them and with other organisations on the bid. To help with this, Rosie Duffield has created a short survey to find out what priorities residents and businesses have for the Canterbury district. The survey has six questions, two are on transport.
Canterbury is in the top priority group for the Government's Levelling Up Fund. The Fund allows a local area to bid for up to £20 million to support improvements to culture and heritage, public areas like high streets and parks, and public transport, cycling and walking. Canterbury City Council will be responsible for putting together a bid for funding and local MP, Rosie Duffield, wants to work with them and with other organisations on the bid. To help with this, Rosie Duffield has created a short survey to find out what priorities residents and businesses have for the Canterbury district. The survey has six questions, two are on transport.
Electric vehicle survey
Canterbury City Council are working on an electric vehicle strategy for the district and to help with this, have published a survey exploring how people feel about electric vehicles, including demand for electric vehicles and usage and demand for charging points. The survey is available until 21 June 2021. If you complete the survey, you may like to mention that it would be far more useful - environmentally, socially and for people's health - if the council spent as much time and energy on researching cycle routes and providing for cyclists.
Canterbury City Council are working on an electric vehicle strategy for the district and to help with this, have published a survey exploring how people feel about electric vehicles, including demand for electric vehicles and usage and demand for charging points. The survey is available until 21 June 2021. If you complete the survey, you may like to mention that it would be far more useful - environmentally, socially and for people's health - if the council spent as much time and energy on researching cycle routes and providing for cyclists.
Kent's cycling manifesto
Cycle campaign groups from across Kent have worked together to produce a cycling manifesto for this year's local elections. The manifesto covers the minimum changes we expect to transport, road safety and planning and other policies and practices in Kent. We and the other cycling groups are asking political parties, councillors and council candidates to endorse the manifesto. Please download the manifesto and ask candidates in your area to support this. Cycling UK have devoted a section of their website to the election campaigns: Elections 2021: Cycling for everyone. Living Streets have produced a walking manifesto for the UK which echoes many of the points made by Cycling UK and Kent cycle groups.
Image from Cycling UK
Cycle campaign groups from across Kent have worked together to produce a cycling manifesto for this year's local elections. The manifesto covers the minimum changes we expect to transport, road safety and planning and other policies and practices in Kent. We and the other cycling groups are asking political parties, councillors and council candidates to endorse the manifesto. Please download the manifesto and ask candidates in your area to support this. Cycling UK have devoted a section of their website to the election campaigns: Elections 2021: Cycling for everyone. Living Streets have produced a walking manifesto for the UK which echoes many of the points made by Cycling UK and Kent cycle groups.
Image from Cycling UK
Kent cycle routes map update
Kent County Council (KCC) have secured funding to update their map of cycle routes in Kent. AECOM have been appointed to carry out this work and they and KCC would like local cyclists and cycling groups to help identify missing links in the cycle network.
To make this quick and easy AECOM have created a web map which shows the existing cycle network, district boundaries within Kent and some base mapping/imagery. The map also has an editable layer where unidentified cycle routes and links can be drawn on the screen.
KCC hope that 'The provision of a definitive map of Kent's cycle network will aid the promotion of accessible, safer and well-planned active travel opportunities' and make 'future development of the cycle network, accurate journey planning and highways asset management' more effective. And this is a good opportunity to help with that!
The map is available at: https://aecomgeospatial2.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=bce47e576fdb4fd3b0a731e5ab859d57 - you may have to cut and paste this link into your browser - or you can click on the screen grab of the map above.
Kent County Council (KCC) have secured funding to update their map of cycle routes in Kent. AECOM have been appointed to carry out this work and they and KCC would like local cyclists and cycling groups to help identify missing links in the cycle network.
To make this quick and easy AECOM have created a web map which shows the existing cycle network, district boundaries within Kent and some base mapping/imagery. The map also has an editable layer where unidentified cycle routes and links can be drawn on the screen.
KCC hope that 'The provision of a definitive map of Kent's cycle network will aid the promotion of accessible, safer and well-planned active travel opportunities' and make 'future development of the cycle network, accurate journey planning and highways asset management' more effective. And this is a good opportunity to help with that!
The map is available at: https://aecomgeospatial2.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=bce47e576fdb4fd3b0a731e5ab859d57 - you may have to cut and paste this link into your browser - or you can click on the screen grab of the map above.
Vision Zero
A road safety strategy for Kent
Kent County Council (KCC) are consulting on their draft five year Road Safety Strategy for Kent and their 30 year vision, Vision Zero . The strategy's primary aim is for no deaths on Kent’s roads by 2050.
To achieve Vision Zero, KCC propose adopting the ‘Safe Systems’ approach which is supported by many national and international organisations. This new strategy is a great improvement on the last - a miserable failure which never came close to meeting its targets for road casualty reduction.
The consultation questionnaire, strategy and supporting documents are available on KCC's consultation website until 15 March 2021. The final version of the strategy will be presented to the Council's Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee on 26 June 2021.
A road safety strategy for Kent
Kent County Council (KCC) are consulting on their draft five year Road Safety Strategy for Kent and their 30 year vision, Vision Zero . The strategy's primary aim is for no deaths on Kent’s roads by 2050.
To achieve Vision Zero, KCC propose adopting the ‘Safe Systems’ approach which is supported by many national and international organisations. This new strategy is a great improvement on the last - a miserable failure which never came close to meeting its targets for road casualty reduction.
The consultation questionnaire, strategy and supporting documents are available on KCC's consultation website until 15 March 2021. The final version of the strategy will be presented to the Council's Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee on 26 June 2021.
Active Travel consultation
Kent County Council (KCC) are consulting on their initial ideas for five walking and cycling improvement schemes funded from the £6million KCC has been granted to increase Active Travel choices.
The five schemes are:
KCC want to understand and incorporate the views of local residents, cyclists, pedestrians and other stakeholders in their proposals. Details about the schemes and an online consultation questionnaire can be found on KCC's website. The consultation period ends on Tuesday 19 January 2021.
Kent County Council (KCC) are consulting on their initial ideas for five walking and cycling improvement schemes funded from the £6million KCC has been granted to increase Active Travel choices.
The five schemes are:
- Canterbury: Littlebourne Road to the City Centre
- Folkestone: Central Railway Station to Cheriton
- Thanet: Birchington to Margate Sands
- Folkestone: Hythe to Dymchurch
- Gravesham: Gravesend to Northfleet.
KCC want to understand and incorporate the views of local residents, cyclists, pedestrians and other stakeholders in their proposals. Details about the schemes and an online consultation questionnaire can be found on KCC's website. The consultation period ends on Tuesday 19 January 2021.
Coastal path at Lydden Spout transformed
Previously a section of the Chalk and Channel Way on National Cycle Network Route 2, Lydden Spout, was inaccessible and unsuitable for most people on bikes and those with restricted mobility.
Now, thanks largely to Sustrans, a newly constructed 4km path on the Dover/Folkestone section is now fully open to people to enjoy its spectacular views. What was a stony, potholed, unmaintained track has been transformed and mobility vehicles can use it for the first time.
Read all about the work on this trail and the numerous improvements carried out by the partners to enrich this beautiful Kentish gem on Sustrans' website.
Coastal path at Lydden Spout transformed
Previously a section of the Chalk and Channel Way on National Cycle Network Route 2, Lydden Spout, was inaccessible and unsuitable for most people on bikes and those with restricted mobility.
Now, thanks largely to Sustrans, a newly constructed 4km path on the Dover/Folkestone section is now fully open to people to enjoy its spectacular views. What was a stony, potholed, unmaintained track has been transformed and mobility vehicles can use it for the first time.
Read all about the work on this trail and the numerous improvements carried out by the partners to enrich this beautiful Kentish gem on Sustrans' website.
£6 million more for active travel in Kent
The government has given councils across England a further £175 million to create safe space for cycling and walking as surveys and independent polls show strong public support for high-quality schemes. Kent is getting £6,098,050. The new money will pay for measures such as ‘School Streets’, where streets around schools are closed to motorists at school times, low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), segregated cycle lanes and measures to encourage walking. The new money comes with some strings attached, primarily councils have to ensure schemes are properly consulted on.
The Walking and Cycling Alliance have welcomed the investment and released a new report - The Urgent Case for More Walking and Cycling - that sets out the case for LTNs and uses evidence and case studies from across the country to tackle the urban myths that have emerged around them.
The £6 million coming to Kent is in addition to the £1.6 million Kent has already received for 'tranche 1' schemes. Given the mess KCC made of the first tranche - over one third of all cycling schemes and half of all walking schemes have been removed or halted before they could show their worth - it a bit surprising allocation wasn't cut back. Perhaps it's something to do with possible Brexit transport chaos.
On the day the funding announcement was made, the Government also updated the Traffic Management Act 2004, providing new statutory guidance on road network management. In his forward to the guidance, Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport says, 'The government ... expects local authorities to make significant changes to their road layouts to give more space to cyclists and pedestrians.'
We'll see. Tranche 1 wasn't a brilliant start.
At this stage, everything is a bit wait-and-see but we and other cycling and walking groups across Kent will be doing all we can to make sure this chunk of money is spent wisely. We're always happy to talk to KCC and share our ideas. We'll let you know how things progress.
e-bike training survey
Kent County Council are running a survey to gauge interest in an e-bike training course. The survey - which you can find here - has only four questions and will take just a few seconds to complete.
Kent County Council are running a survey to gauge interest in an e-bike training course. The survey - which you can find here - has only four questions and will take just a few seconds to complete.
£8 million for cycling and walking in Kent
Kent County Council (KCC) ahas been allocated just over £8 million by the Department for Transport (DfT) to invest in walking and cycling and to promote the positive effects of safe and sustainable active travel.
The first round of funding, however, will be £1.6 million with the remainder subject to agreement if spent within eight weeks. KCC will be looking to:
More information in KCC's press release.
Kent County Council (KCC) ahas been allocated just over £8 million by the Department for Transport (DfT) to invest in walking and cycling and to promote the positive effects of safe and sustainable active travel.
The first round of funding, however, will be £1.6 million with the remainder subject to agreement if spent within eight weeks. KCC will be looking to:
- Trial ‘pop-up’ cycle facilities and widen some existing cycle lanes.
- Use cones and barriers to widen some footways.
- Encouraging walking and cycling to school.
- Reduce speed limits: trial 20mph speed limits where appropriate and locally supported.
- Introduce pedestrian and cycle zones, with the possible introduction of low traffic neighbourhoods and maybe modal filters.
- Provide additional cycle parking facilities at key locations
- Change junction designs to accommodate more cyclists – for example, extending Advanced Stop Lines at traffic lights.
- ‘Whole-route’ approaches to create corridors for buses, cycles and access only on key routes into town and city centres.
- Identify and bring forward permanent schemes already planned, for example under Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans that can be constructed relatively quickly.
More information in KCC's press release.
Cycling in St Stephen's, Canterbury
Cycling in Canterbury can be unpleasant and dangerous. And one of the worst areas is St Stephen's in the east of the city. Local resident, Victoria Fields, has made a video highlighting the problems in the area. The video is available on vimeo and last just over four minutes.
Cycling in Canterbury can be unpleasant and dangerous. And one of the worst areas is St Stephen's in the east of the city. Local resident, Victoria Fields, has made a video highlighting the problems in the area. The video is available on vimeo and last just over four minutes.
Online bike museum
Strange how things happen...
A member of Spokes started chatting to someone in their local park, mentioned cycling and, as people are fond of saying, the rest is history. In this case, bike history.
The Online Bicycle Museum (https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/) is an treasure trove of bicycle history with enough information, photos and videos on every aspect of cycling and its development to keep even the most historically minded cyclist happy for days, if not weeks. Even if you only have ten minutes to spare, it's worth a look. A real find.
The photo shows an BSA Otto Dicycle from the early 1880s. Just one of the many machines you can view on the site.
Strange how things happen...
A member of Spokes started chatting to someone in their local park, mentioned cycling and, as people are fond of saying, the rest is history. In this case, bike history.
The Online Bicycle Museum (https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/) is an treasure trove of bicycle history with enough information, photos and videos on every aspect of cycling and its development to keep even the most historically minded cyclist happy for days, if not weeks. Even if you only have ten minutes to spare, it's worth a look. A real find.
The photo shows an BSA Otto Dicycle from the early 1880s. Just one of the many machines you can view on the site.
Canterbury cycle superhighway petition
If you would like to see a connected cycle path that would enable cyclists of all ages to travel safely in both directions around Canterbury town centre, then you may want to sign a petition on Canterbury City Council's website asking for this. The petition runs to 29 August.
If you would like to see a connected cycle path that would enable cyclists of all ages to travel safely in both directions around Canterbury town centre, then you may want to sign a petition on Canterbury City Council's website asking for this. The petition runs to 29 August.
Bike Week 2020
Life is different for all of us at the moment, and Bike Week is no exception. This year’s event is focusing on the health and wellbeing benefits of getting on your bike. Each of Cycling UK's 7 days of cycling has a different theme, whether it’s going green, being a hero or trying something unique like cycling yoga!
As well as getting out on your bike, there's an exciting programme of virtual events – including An audience with… in which Anna Glowinski will be chatting to Dragon’s Den star Piers Linney. There are also meditation sessions, a volunteer shout-out and a series of three webinars on the future of cycling: Building new habits, Making cycling part of the new normal and Commuting by bike.
More from https://www.cyclinguk.org/bikeweek.
Life is different for all of us at the moment, and Bike Week is no exception. This year’s event is focusing on the health and wellbeing benefits of getting on your bike. Each of Cycling UK's 7 days of cycling has a different theme, whether it’s going green, being a hero or trying something unique like cycling yoga!
As well as getting out on your bike, there's an exciting programme of virtual events – including An audience with… in which Anna Glowinski will be chatting to Dragon’s Den star Piers Linney. There are also meditation sessions, a volunteer shout-out and a series of three webinars on the future of cycling: Building new habits, Making cycling part of the new normal and Commuting by bike.
More from https://www.cyclinguk.org/bikeweek.
Richborough Connection project
The Richborough Connection project is a new overhead electricity connection between Richborough and Canterbury. It will connect the Nemo Link - an electricity link between Herdersbrug in Bruges and Richborough - to the UK's high voltage electricity network. Spokes received an email from the project's Senior Stakeholder Advisor alerting us to the next phase of the construction work between Canterbury and Richborough. This work will involve large plant using and crossing roads in the area which may present dangers to cyclists and other road users. The busiest areas will be Gore Street, Nethergong Hill, Hoath Road, Shalloak Road and Herne Bay Road. The construction sites are well signed and maintained but, sadly, some road users have failed to observe the signage and instructions putting themselves and the workforce at risk. The routes and areas affected by the Connection project are shown on these maps. Take care.
The Richborough Connection project is a new overhead electricity connection between Richborough and Canterbury. It will connect the Nemo Link - an electricity link between Herdersbrug in Bruges and Richborough - to the UK's high voltage electricity network. Spokes received an email from the project's Senior Stakeholder Advisor alerting us to the next phase of the construction work between Canterbury and Richborough. This work will involve large plant using and crossing roads in the area which may present dangers to cyclists and other road users. The busiest areas will be Gore Street, Nethergong Hill, Hoath Road, Shalloak Road and Herne Bay Road. The construction sites are well signed and maintained but, sadly, some road users have failed to observe the signage and instructions putting themselves and the workforce at risk. The routes and areas affected by the Connection project are shown on these maps. Take care.
A virtual concert for the marshes
26 April, 7.00pm
Specially recorded performances of songs and poems to celebrate Hambrook Marshes and the Wincheap Water Meadows will be 'broadcast' on Facebook and Youtube on Sunday night. The concert is in aid of the Love Hambrook Marshes fund raising campaign to create a new footpath following the destruction of the boardwalk by arsonists. You can watch the concert on the Love Hambrook Marshes Facebook page or on YouTube (www.youtube.com/riches). Donations for the new footpath can be made on Justgiving.
26 April, 7.00pm
Specially recorded performances of songs and poems to celebrate Hambrook Marshes and the Wincheap Water Meadows will be 'broadcast' on Facebook and Youtube on Sunday night. The concert is in aid of the Love Hambrook Marshes fund raising campaign to create a new footpath following the destruction of the boardwalk by arsonists. You can watch the concert on the Love Hambrook Marshes Facebook page or on YouTube (www.youtube.com/riches). Donations for the new footpath can be made on Justgiving.
Government fails to fund cycling and walking
Boris Johnson has pledged to make the country “the cleanest, greenest on earth”. Fantastic, but how? Reducing car dependency, particularly for short journeys, is one of the obvious answers, but that requires investment to enable more people to ditch the car and walk or cycle instead.
When published, the Transport for Quality of Life report commissioned by the Department for Transport is expected confirm that, there needs to be an immediate doubling of investment in active travel, and then another doubling, for the Government to have any chance of achieving its cycling and walking targets. Incredibly, the Conservative manifesto didn’t promise an increase, or to maintain current investment. Instead, it set out plans which would slash the money spent. Their manifesto promises a new £350 million Cycling Infrastructure Fund spread over 5 years - £70 million per annum. If there’s nothing else, that would be mean reducing spending to a quarter of the current level. This isn’t just a long term crisis either, because currently there is absolutely zero money earmarked for local authorities for cycling and walking infrastructure for the year from April 2020 onwards.
Cycling Tory voters - this is your fault. We hope you will try to remedy this by personally pressuring your MPs and councillors to reverse the policy. If not, please write an article for Update justifying your lack of action.
More details from Cycling UK's website.
Boris Johnson has pledged to make the country “the cleanest, greenest on earth”. Fantastic, but how? Reducing car dependency, particularly for short journeys, is one of the obvious answers, but that requires investment to enable more people to ditch the car and walk or cycle instead.
When published, the Transport for Quality of Life report commissioned by the Department for Transport is expected confirm that, there needs to be an immediate doubling of investment in active travel, and then another doubling, for the Government to have any chance of achieving its cycling and walking targets. Incredibly, the Conservative manifesto didn’t promise an increase, or to maintain current investment. Instead, it set out plans which would slash the money spent. Their manifesto promises a new £350 million Cycling Infrastructure Fund spread over 5 years - £70 million per annum. If there’s nothing else, that would be mean reducing spending to a quarter of the current level. This isn’t just a long term crisis either, because currently there is absolutely zero money earmarked for local authorities for cycling and walking infrastructure for the year from April 2020 onwards.
Cycling Tory voters - this is your fault. We hope you will try to remedy this by personally pressuring your MPs and councillors to reverse the policy. If not, please write an article for Update justifying your lack of action.
More details from Cycling UK's website.
Sandwich toll bridge closure
The former Sandwich toll bridge is likely to be closed for some weeks, probably from 31 March, for final refurbishment works. There is no easy and safe diversion for cyclists on Regional Route 15 for those trying to reach Thanet from Sandwich or vice versa, though pedestrians will be able to catch a shuttle bus. Vehicles will be diverted via the A256, which has some below standard marked cycle lanes, but this is a busy A road, so cyclists may be happier to avoid the route during the weeks of work, or catch the train.
The former Sandwich toll bridge is likely to be closed for some weeks, probably from 31 March, for final refurbishment works. There is no easy and safe diversion for cyclists on Regional Route 15 for those trying to reach Thanet from Sandwich or vice versa, though pedestrians will be able to catch a shuttle bus. Vehicles will be diverted via the A256, which has some below standard marked cycle lanes, but this is a busy A road, so cyclists may be happier to avoid the route during the weeks of work, or catch the train.
Volunteers with 'wheel potential'
We often hear about the impact of volunteers on others but what about the benefit volunteers take from helping others? Earlier this month, Cycling UK celebrated International Volunteer Day - and they chose Spokes member Beatrice Shire as their 'poster-cyclist'. Cycling UK's website tells the how Beatrice launched an inclusive cycling project- Wheel Potential - project that enables people with disabilities to go out for rides. You can find the article on Cycling UK's website and more about Wheel Potential from their site.
We often hear about the impact of volunteers on others but what about the benefit volunteers take from helping others? Earlier this month, Cycling UK celebrated International Volunteer Day - and they chose Spokes member Beatrice Shire as their 'poster-cyclist'. Cycling UK's website tells the how Beatrice launched an inclusive cycling project- Wheel Potential - project that enables people with disabilities to go out for rides. You can find the article on Cycling UK's website and more about Wheel Potential from their site.
Canterbury air pollution : the invisible killer
The Rolled Up Hearing regarding the legal challenge to the Canterbury Local Plan on air pollution grounds is to be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday 25 February 2020.
The challenge is being crowd-funded and just over £5000 is needed towards the £10,000 legal costs. More about the case and ways to donate from the Crowd Justice site. Just in case you need convincing how important this... The Guardian has a good summary of why tackling air pollution is urgently needed - air pollution now ranks among the top 10 major risk factors for attributable death worldwide and leads to an average loss of life expectancy of approximately one year in Europe.
The Rolled Up Hearing regarding the legal challenge to the Canterbury Local Plan on air pollution grounds is to be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday 25 February 2020.
The challenge is being crowd-funded and just over £5000 is needed towards the £10,000 legal costs. More about the case and ways to donate from the Crowd Justice site. Just in case you need convincing how important this... The Guardian has a good summary of why tackling air pollution is urgently needed - air pollution now ranks among the top 10 major risk factors for attributable death worldwide and leads to an average loss of life expectancy of approximately one year in Europe.
