What's
the threat?A mineral extraction company wants to dig a whopping great big quarry smack bang in the middle of our lovely village.
What's at risk?
In simple terms, everything that we know and love about Pentney. The peace, the serenity, the scenery. Properties will suffer damage, their values will be reduced and the roads will be rendered unuseable and dangerous.
Who will it affect?
Everyone in the village, and more. The proposal will also have an impact on the lives of people living as far away as Narborough and West Bilney.
What can I do about it?
Support this site and add your thoughts, comments, rants and opinions to the message board, helping to create a single loud unified voice for the village. A voice that's loud enough to make itself heard by national press agencies. In addition to this, you can sign our E-Petition to the Prime Minister.
The
more I look at this new proposed MIN93 site, the more I realise that a
lot of things don't add up with regards to the sizes and yields that have
been quoted.The maths that's being employed behind the scenes, whether it's by Savills, the land owner, or both is either very creative in its nature, or else it's just downright incompetent.
Click here for more information.
Since
we first learned that our village is at risk of being swallowed up by
a dirty great quarry, I have been sending dozens of letters a week to
organisations and individuals both directly and indirectly involved with
MIN93. However, a number of organisations and individuals are either ignoring
my letters, or else just refusing to respond to correspondence.Click here for more information.
I
must take this opportunity to extend my deepest and warmest thanks to
everyone who gave up their Saturday afternoon (July 12th) to come along
and support the Open Forum in the village hall. Although no formal head
count was conducted, we estimate around 200 people passed through the
hall at the weekend to offer their support and find out what we have
been doing on their behalf.Click here for more information.
Following
Savills recent announcement of an amended MIN93 site boundary map, I've
received what can only be described as a disturbing story of deception
from a source who wishes to remain anonymous, and will hereafter be
referred to as Miss X. I have learned that the new site map, which
can be viewed here, existed as long ago as March 17th 2008, possibly
even earlier.Click here for more information.
About
a month ago, I wrote a letter to Norfolk County Council asking about
their policy regarding compensation for home-owners who will suffer
a significant loss of property value if this quarry goes ahead. Today
I got a reply, and sadly, they've told us that they are not responsible
for any financial loss incurred as a result of their actions.Click here for more information.
Savills
have submitted yet another map to NCC showing a revised MIN93 site outline.
This time they have sliced the site in half, removing the part nearest
to the village. This means that any objections we have submitted are
now irellevant as they refer to a different MIN93 site to the one now
being considered. It appears we are not playing on a level pitch.Click here for more information.
Norfolk
County Council have finally published all of the comments that we, the
Pentney community left in response to the MIN93 site during the consultation
process. In total, they received over 800 individual statements of objection
to our site, and only one comment actively supporting the quarry.Click here for more information.
Until
recently, we've been working on the supposition that NCC would be announcing
the results of the recent consultation process some time in November.
However, due to an overwhelming number of objections, they have had
to delay Decision Day, or D-Day as I like to call it, by two whole months
to January 30th 2009.Click here for more information.
It
doesn't take a genius to realise that quarrying is a very intrusive
activity. One of the ways it intrudes into our lives is through noise.
Constant, unrelenting noise that you can't silence by simply closing
the windows, because the noise is being carried right into your home
through vibrations in the ground. This is the future that faces Pentney
if we don't act now.Click here for more information.
We're
hearing a lot of talk about the health risks associated with airborne
PM10 particles, pollution and fumes. People are frightened, while at
the same time the minerals companies poo-poo our concerns as unimportnat.
But for the time being, Pentneys residents are facing a more imminent
and sinister health risk. I'm talking about STRESS.Click here for more information.
Can't find the story you were looking for? Perhaps it's in our archive
of older stories. Browse through the list of headlines below until you
find the one you're looking for.
Save
Pentney Open Forum in the village hall
Pentney,
the poor second cousins
Middleton
Aggregates not interested in MIN93
Get
a free car sticker now
Did
you know?...some interesting facts
Is
this the future we want for our children?
Wildlife
and the MIN93 site
BBC
Look East report on quarry dangers
Open
Forum in the village hall - July 12th
NCC
delays the results of consultation process
Self
defeating arguments and circular logic
Stress.
The invisible killer
They
paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Noise
Noise Noise
Bat
Surveys Required
Moving
The Goalposts
Pentney
Say's NO
Don't
Let Them Deceive You
No
Compensation For Pentney's Home Owners
Pentney
turns out in force
Unusual
air traffic over Pentney
Why
aren't they talking to us?
Some
things just don't add up.
In addition to this, we also have an archive of press articles about
our campaign to save Pentney village. To see Pentney in the press, browse
through the list of headlines below until you find the one you're looking
for. These links will open in a new window.
Fears
gravel quarry will swallow Pentney - Lynn News, April 11th 2008
Anger
and outrage at proposal for new quarry - EDP, April 14th 2008
Quarries
plan: Protestors dig in - Lynn News, April 20th 2008
Leave
poor Pentney be - EDP, April 25th 2008
Consultation
over, Now the fight begins - Lynn News, April 25th 2008
Fry
backs villagers in quarry plan protest - Daily Telegraph, April 26th
2008
Pentney:
A village in fear - Lynn News, May 20th 2008
BBC
Radio Norfolk interview and article by Jill Bennett
BBC
TV Look East interview and article by Jenny Kirk
And finally, if you are a press agency, blogger, reporter, or are interested
in keeping up to date with news and stories released by the Save Pentney
website working in association with the Save Pentney Action Group, you
can view our archive of press releases.
09/05/2008
Pentney Children: Stop playing games with our future
12/06/2008
Prolonged misery for Pentney
12/06/2008
Get a free Save pentney car sticker
12/06/2008
Save Pentney Action Group to host an Open Forum
12/06/2008
Pentney petition to the Prime Minister
01/07/2008
Pentney: A small village on the outskirts of Coventry
01/07/2008
Won't somebody please think of the children
04/07/2008
Where are the goalposts this week?
12/07/2008
Pentney village turns out in force to support campaign
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