COUNCIL LEADER AND MP TO DISCUSS HEATHROW EXPANSION

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19 February 2018

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COUNCIL LEADER AND MP TO DISCUSS HEATHROW EXPANSION

The current consultation on Heathrow expansion has prompted local campaign group Stop Heathrow Expansion to organise two public meetings so that those people closest to the proposed runway can discuss Heathrow’s latest runway proposals and the true nature of the impact to local people.

Hillingdon Council Leader Ray Puddifoot MBE will be the guest speaker at the first meeting, which will take place at St Mary's Church Hall, Harmodsworth, on Wednesday 28th February from 8pm to 9.30pm (1).

This meeting has been arranged by the Harmondsworth and Sipson Resident's Association (HASRA) with SHE and is aimed at residents from the villages – including Longford, which would be totally destroyed if the third runway development went ahead.

John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington, will be the guest speaker at the second meeting at Yiewsley & West Drayton Community Centre on Friday 2nd March at 7.30pm-9pm (2). 

West Drayton would feel some of the harshest impacts of a third runway, with much busier local roads, higher air pollution and not to mention the level of disruption during construction. This meeting with be a chance to discuss these impacts.

Jackie Clark-Basten, Chair of Stop Heathrow Expansion, said:

“Many residents feel the current Heathrow consultation is simply helping the airport deliver a runway and there is not enough scope for opposing viewpoints.

“We have called these public meetings in order to present a more honest forum about the true nature of the proposals and encourage local residents to come along on 28 February or 2 March.”

Stop Heathrow Expansion is a cross-party organisation established in 2014 to fight for the protection of the south of the Hillingdon borough from expansion at Heathrow (3).

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Notes:

1.     Full address for meeting on Wednesday 28 February, St. Mary’s Church Hall, High Street, Harmondsworth, UB7 0AQ

2.     Full address for meeting on Friday 2 March: Yiewsley & West Drayton Community Centre, 228 Harmondsworth Road, UB7 9JL

3.     www.stopheathrowexpansion.co.uk 

For more information:

Rob Barnstone, 07806 947050; info@stopheathrowexpansion.co.uk