At their meeting on Wednesday, 5th February 2025, Whicham Parish Council agreed to organise a public meeting in March and to invite local MP Michelle Scrogham, the leader of Cumberland Council, Mark Fryer, and Ged McGrath, chair of South Copeland GDF Community Partnership.
Author: Jan Bridget
Whicham Parish Council
Meeting of Whicham Parish Council will be held on Wednesday, 4th February, 7.30 p.m. at Kirksanton Village Hall. GDF is an agenda item. Be good for those who live in Kirksanton to go and air their views on the latest regarding siting the GDF in Haverigg/Kirksanton.
Hidden history of RAF airfield may be lost in latest nuke dump plan
NFLA Press Release 4th February 2025 The latest announcement by Nuclear Waste Services making the site of RAF Millom part of the Area of Focus in South Copeland may lead to the airfield and its rich wartime history being lost to a nuclear waste dump. RAF Millom became operational on 20 January 1941, only days […]
Threat of nuke dump falls on Cumbrian and Lincolnshire rural communities
NFLA 3rd February 2025 press release Residents living in rural villages in West Cumbria and East Lincolnshire will have been shocked to discover that Nuclear Waste Services has its eye on their backyard as the potential location for Britain’s high-level nuclear waste dump. For contained amidst the detailed announcements made last week by NWS of […]
Haverigg Area of Focus
30th January 2025 Following from Nuclear Wast Services: Surface Area of Focus Through the application of the Areas of Focus methodology, a number of potentially suitable and less constrained areas were identified in the South Copeland Search Area. Further consideration of this area, that took into account NWS’ Siting Factors, as well as community and […]
Areas of Focus
It seems there is to be a press release tomorrow (30th January) at 10 a.m. announcing the areas of focus. Well, where could that possibly be???
Over two hundred jobs may be lost if Haverigg jail is displaced by nuclear dump
6 Aug 2024 and, I think this too. Over two hundred jobs may be lost if Haverigg jail is displaced by nuclear dump
Complex compo scheme represents tacit admission that nuke dump causes blight
2 Sept 2024 sorry, I missed this one too. Complex compo scheme represents tacit admission that nuke dump causes blight
NFLAs make second appeal over Areas of Focus in South Copeland
13th December 2024 NFLAs make second appeal over Areas of Focus in South Copeland
NFLAs make appeal over Areas of Focus in South Copeland
10 December 2024 – sorry forgot to post! The UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities have made an appeal to the South Copeland GDF Community Partnership and Nuclear Waste Services to exclude tourist spots, heritage sites and the local prison from consideration as Areas of Focus in South Copeland. The Chair of the NFLAs, Councillor Lawrence […]