Category: Airport Threat

The following pages contain various items of interest relating to the Airport Threat in 2002/03, complementing the initial story. The Airport Threat July 2002 – December 2003 Airport Consultation 2002 – Midlands Summary Document July 2002 Local Campaigning Begins July 2002 Public Meeting To Set Up Multi-Agency Coordinating Group August 2002 Questionnaire on Airport Consultation… Read more

The original deadline for the Consulation Period to end was at the end of November 2002, with all parties gearing their campaigns towards that date, However, following a High Court Challenge by the Kent (Cliffe) campaign there was a ruling made that the situation with Gatwick Airport must form part of the overall review, and… Read more

In parallel with the campaign organised locally in the two villages, the Anti-Rugby Airport Committee and the Strategic Anti-Airport Co-Ordinating Group continued to campaign with direct reference to Rugby and other villages in the district who were not campaigning in their own right. By March 2003 they saw a need to bring fresh impetus to… Read more

As soon as the threat to Church Lawford and King’s Newnham was announced the village community sprang into action. The first step was to hold a local meeting to brief people on the Government proposal. This was on 29th July 2002, and was originally due to be held in the Reading Room, but was moved… Read more

As well as the local efforts documented in this archive, there was also a campaign committee set up to bring together various agencies who would be affected by the airport proposal. This was established as the key action from a Public Meeting on 7th August 2002 – the minutes are detailed below. Minutes of Public… Read more

In time for the November 2002 deadline, the Church Lawford and King’s Newnham Anti-Airport Action Group submitted their response document to the Government Proposals An extract from the first few pages is below, along with a link to the complete document. INTRODUCTION This document has been prepared and submitted on behalf of all the residents… Read more

When the initial consultation document was published in July 2002 it referenced a Questionnaire. A blank questionnaire can be viewed here – this has been compressed on this web facing part of the archive, but an uncompressed version is available to researchers in the relevant section of the archive. Responses were due by November 2002. Read more

As the anti-airport campaign progressed, there was a co-ordinated response to the proposals for a Midlands Airport, with the formation of the Strategic Anti-Rugby Airport Co-ordinating Group. This group produced a detailed document endorsed by councils, villages and organisations to highlight the issues arising from the Government proposals, as well as providing the response to… Read more

When the news broke about the Government Midlands Airport proposals. Warwickshire County Council engage a Consultancy firm to review the various options and to consider the implications. Jacobs Consultancy looked at all the possible changes that would increase capacity in the Midlands The above changes were then grouped into 5 scenarios The various scenarios were… Read more

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