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Friends of the Earth alarmed by building spree plans

Friends of the Earth is alarmed by plans for a massive building spree on green fields near Bristol. It has launched a campaign to publicise the plans being drawn up by local Councils and the Regional Assembly, who want to build 90,000 to 120,000 homes in the next 20 years, plus a similar quantity of offices and other commercial developments.

Friends of the Earth will be holding a public meeting to debate about these plans on Wednesday 30 March. The meeting will be at the Greenfield Centre in Park Avenue in Winterbourne, starting at 7:30pm.

Alan Pinder of Friends of the Earth said, “Most people are not aware of these plans. We are talking about several new Bradley Stokes somewhere in the open country. This is environmental destruction on a grand scale. There have been consultation exercises, but very few people were aware of them. This development is being pushed on us by the government and unelected regional bodies.”

For further information contact Alan Pinder on 01454-416778.