Category Archives: Advice

HS2 – Amersham Action Group

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This group recently linked to us. I’ve added it to our HS2 – The Basics web page and elevated the HS2 Basics link to the top of the ‘Background’ part of our main HS2 page (that’s the page that links to everything HS2).

If you don’t like navigating menus, you might prefer to use ‘Search this site’ (at the top right of each page) if you’re after something in particular.

HS2 vs LBH 3rd July 10am public hearing. Can you come?

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Can you get to a public hearing in the Civic Centre on July 3rd starting @ 10:00 to consider HS2’s Appeal against LBH for refusing to approve its wetland mitigation proposal?

HS2 is attempting to mitigate bulldozing 27ha wet woodland and chalk rivers, home to over 2400 species, by replacing it with a 0.85ha pond and basking bank set up for great crested newt and grass snake.

It claims NO NET LOSS to biodiversity. Hopefully the image below will help set the perspective.

Please come if you can and support the Council and everyone wanting to preserve this special area.

Thanks

HS2 despoilation

Swakeleys House is open today

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According to a sign on the gate to Swakeley’s House, it has been open this weekend – 10 until 6.

[Personal note: I hope it’s not using the distraction of the festival weekend, and its own low-key publicity, to keep its visitor statistics low.)

 

 

 

Upcoming Butterflies charity events

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Table Top Sale & Community Coffee Morning
On Saturday 12th May
From 9.30am to 1pm
Ickenham Village HallWith Many Stalls including Jewellery – Plants – Gifts – Tombola – Preloved treasures – Homemade Cakes – Raffle

To book a table please contact Vera on 01895 635224 or Chris on 01895 676900
Or email butterfliesickenham@yahoo.com

A lunch with musical entertainment

Saturday 2nd June 1 p.m. ‘til 4 p.m.
Ickenham Village Hall

A Ploughman’s followed by dessert with tea or coffee.

Tickets (£10) available from Lynn 01895 852056
All proceeds to the Teenage Cancer Trust

You are invited to bring your own drinks  and your dancing shoes!

We look forward to seeing you

Anonymous letters

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We can’t respond to anonymous letters, for obvious reasons. Please don’t write them.

Suppose they had some good ideas in them? Suppose we’d like to enlist the active support of  the writer?

If you are the writer of the most recent one, please reveal yourself.

Thank you.

Breakspear Road South: Update

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As you will have realised, the previous announcement from HS2 proved to be incorrect. We now have an update on the temporary traffic lights. Work starts on Monday 12th March.

The link is https://hs2inhillingdon.commonplace.is/news/2018/03/09/update-on-lane-closure-on-breakspear-road-south

This is at the heart of the message:

A northbound lane closure would be required during March on Breakspear Road South to enable the set-up of a construction compound. These works are set to commence on Monday 12th March for a period of up to three weeks. Two way traffic lights will be utilised to ensure that traffic flow is maintained in the area. The traffic lights will be in operation 24 hours a day but will be manually operated at peak times (07:00 – 10:00 and 15:00 – 18:00) to enable disruption to be minimised and alleviate pressure on the network.

Breakspear Road South closures imminent

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Traffic lights will be in operation on the northbound lane of Breakspear Road South from 7am to 7pm starting Tuesday 6th March, The lights will be just north of the railway bridge.

HS2 says, “We recognise that this may result in delays but, unlike a full closure, it will allow traffic to head in both directions.”

More information here