Carnival against Heathrow expansion
by Hammersmith and Fulham Press Office
09/05/2008
Campaigners opposed to Heathrow expansion will come together on May 31 to create a giant human NO.
A carnival procession will start from Hatton Cross tube station at 12 noon and make its way to the village of Sipson which would be destroyed by the third runway plan.
The main event will take place at Sipson Recreation Ground between 2:00-3.30pm.
The rally is being organised by the Stop Heathrow Expansion campaign, which is backed by community groups, charities, politicians and local authorities.
It will be a fun event for all the family. The main road in Sipson will be closed off and there will be stalls, food, drink and children's activities including bouncy castles and face-painting.
Special buses are planned to ferry people back to the tube and rail stations. The rally is likely to be the last event of its kind before transport secretary Ruth Kelly MP announces her decision on proposals for a new third runway and increased use of existing runways.
More than 70,000 people have already responded to the Government's consultation on its expansion plans.
Cllr Nicholas Botterill, speaking on behalf of the 2M Group said: “This is a fun event with a serious purpose. People opposed to further expansion will be spelling out the biggest and loudest NO to a policy that can only lead to more noise, air pollution and climate change."
You can find out more about the event at www.make-a-noise.org (opens new window).
2M is an all-party alliance of local authorities concerned at the environmental impact of Heathrow expansion on their communities. The group, which took its name from the 2 million residents of the original 12 authorities, now represents a combined population of 4 million people.
The full membership comprises the London Boroughs of Brent, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, Southwark and Wandsworth, the boroughs of Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead and South Bucks District Council. For more information visit www.2MGroup.org.uk (opens new window).
