Author: Jan Bridget

At their meeting on Wednesday, 4th June, Whicham Parish Council agreed to reject the Kirksanton/Haverigg Area of Focus and will make representation to Nuclear Waste Services and Cumberland Council asking for the area to be removed from the process. Well done Whicham Parish Council.

Lincolnshire County Council’s Executive has confirmed it will withdraw from the Community Partnership with Nuclear Waste Services — stopping the plans for a nuclear waste dump. This is a success for democracy and the excellent campaign fought by Guardians of the East Coast and many, many, locals who opposed the plan. Well done to all […]

Here is a link https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/news/dysfunctional-review-reveals-south-copeland-gdf-partnership-at-war/ to a damning review of the review of the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership. If you live in this area (South Copeland – now called Cumberland) you must read this highly critical review.

Guardians of the East Coast have produced The Nuclear War for Lincolnshire which is their latest report and shares their actions, plus local polls and the impacts a GDF would have on their area Surprise, surprise (not really) there are many similarities with what is happening in South Copeland. It remains to be seen whether […]

Nuclear Free Local Authorities have produced the following press release: The UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities have written to Cumberland Council in response to a consultation on their future Housing Strategy with a warning that the construction of the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could lead to a ‘Sizewell C effect’ on housing in Copeland. Campaigners in […]

At the annual Whicham Parish Council the following motion was unanimously agreed: “Whicham Parish Council issues a press statement rejecting the Area of Focus within its parish and makes representation to Nuclear Waste Services and Cumberland Council that the Area of Focus be removed from consideration as a potential GDF” There was a very good […]

Will hold its annual parish meeting today at 2 p.m. at Kirksanton Village Hall. This is for Whicham parishioners and priority will be given to them although others may attend to observe. Only Whicham parishioners can speak and vote. The theme of discussion is the GDF with speakers local MP Michelle Scrogham and a representative […]

The short discussion at the meeting of Millom Town Council about holding a public meeting on the pros and cons of hosting a GDF here, and their agreement of the motion “We, Millom Town Council, reject the area of focus as being beneficial to Bank Head” was filmed. Here is a link to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbLodKcBjr8

Around 40 people attended the meeting of Millom Town Council on Wednesday, 26th March 2025 to protest about the proposed focus area for a possible GDF west of Haverigg. The event was filmed by a local film-maker – so looking forward to seeing this! Jan Bridget asked MTC (again) to hold a public meeting to […]

As noted below:  At the last MTC meeting in February the council agreed to include two items on the agenda for their next meeting in March: To discuss whether to hold a public meeting to look at the potential negative effects of the GDF on our area and to discuss the motion “We, Millom Town […]