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10,000 demand exclusion zone to protect Thornborough
July 6, 2005, 4:38 pm
On Monday Heritage Action and TimeWatch demanded independence for Thornborough henges by presenting North Yorkshire County Council with 10,000 signatures demanding a one mile quarry exclusion zone around the major archaeological features.
They also handed the council more than 1,500 letters of objection to the Ladybridge quarry planning application - more than the council has ever received about any planning application.
Campaigners hand in their petition
Heritage Action and TimeWatch collected the majority of the signatures by attending local and regional events and by lobbying at many archaeological conferences. As a result a large number of senior archaeologists have signed the petition, including one of Britain's foremost prehistoric archaeologists, Richard Bradley.
TimeWatch also presented to the council a convincing case against quarrying at Ladybridge which shows that the application infringes a great many council planning policies. Read it here.
We hope that this unprecedented public response, combined with numerous planning policy infringements will allow the council to reject this application.
But the battle to save the Thornborough environment is not yet won; readers are urged to continue signing TimeWatch's petition to the UK government which demands recognition and protection for the whole Thornborough Henges complex. You can sign it here.
The Thornborough henges. Photo: Jane Tomlinson
The Ladybridge ares is not the only part of the Thornborough henges complex under threat. Last week Tarmac refused to rule out quarrying at Thornborough Moor and confirmed they already own the land. In an attempt to appease local opposition a strip of land between Thornborough Moor and Nosterfield has been offered to the village for recreational purposes.
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