No Estuary Airport

Opposing the Estuary Airport plans

Local Councillor's teamed up with local residents and young activists to oppose the proposed Tory plan for a mega-airport on the Grain Peninsula.

An airport which will take twenty years to build, cause transport havoc in North Kent, bulldoze over an RSPB nature reserve and historic communities and potentially blight Medway with noise and increased pollution for years.

The Conservative government has changed its position. It had given assurances to residents that there were 'no plans' for an airport but have since undertaken a u-turn without giving residents a chance to decide.

Medway Labour is calling for a local referendum which will allow you, the public, to decide whether an airport for our area is right.

Cllr Tristan Osborne speaking from Grain

Supporting Local Allotments

Luton & Wayfield team with Street End allotment holders

The Luton & Wayfield team were happy to accept the invitation to the Street End Road Allotment to celebrate the good work of the Chatham & District Leisure Gardeners Association.

Events such as these are being co-ordinated all over the Country in what is the National Allotment Week. Cllr Godwin and Craven were also given a tour by Jan, the allotment Chair, of the different fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs and flower patches that were on display.

Despite the weather, it was good to see all the good work with the allotment and it is important that we support green groups who are a bulwark against development. We were not aware until today that there was a two-year waiting list for allotments in Medway which shows this pastime has real local support.

We will continue to support the Street End Road Allotment. We also met a number of small allotment holders who had recently started and were pleased to give them local awards.