As reported previously on this site, proposals have been put forward by WCC for the extraction of minerals (sand) from various sites in Wiltshire. The current proposal for the Calne area includes a large part of Bromham and surrounding countryside.
The entire Calne area, including Bromham, covers the extraction of nearly 26 million tons of sand, of which around 18 million tons (nearly 70 percent) will come from our village, over a 16 year period. The consequences will affect us all: Dust, dirt, heavy lorries traffic, noise from heavy machinery, loss of habitat for wildlife, destruction of nature and devaluation of our homes.
On the initiative of a grop of residents, this issue will be raised at
- tonight's Parish Council Meeting, 6 September 2010 at 7:30pm and
- WCC Meeting, 9 September 2010, 3:00pm, County Hall, Trowbridge
The residents' group are asking that as many as possible attend these meetings. The residents' group can be contacted by e-mail Bromhamquarry@yahoo.co.uk.
The photograph below was taken in January of this year. Beautiful sights like this may soon be gone forever if we do not stand up for our village.
