Consultation
The second non-statutory consultation from EWRCo. came out on the 31st of March 2021 just before the Easter break. As you may imagine the Cambridge Approaches team has been very busy since then and we are conscious that we have not updated this blog about it. We did make some initial comments in the Cambridge Independent here and on the ITV news. There is plenty of coverage in today’s Cambridge Independent (7th April 2021) and no doubt this will appear on line in due course. Suffice it to say it is far from the fair consultation on a northern route into Cambridge that we are campaigning for.
Harston Area Webinar
We are continuing our series of spring webinars with one for the Harston area. People from other villages are very welcome too. This will be at 7pm on Monday 19th April 2021 when Dr. William Harrold and Cllr. Sebastian Kindersley will present on “the need for a fair consultation on a northern route to Cambridge”.
To register for this webinar please use this link.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Note that our webinar programme is now maintained here.
Meetings Organised by Our MP
Anthony Browne has invited Cambridge Approaches and CBRR to participate in the following public meetings on the subject of East West Rail:
Great Shelford: Tuesday 20th April at 6pm – 7pm
Eversdens, Haslingfield, Harlton, Harston, Hauxton, Little Shelford & Newton: Wednesday 21st April at 6pm – 7.30pm
Bourn, Caxton, Cambourne, Comberton, Toft, Highfields Caldecote, Hardwick, Kingston and Toft: Thursday 29th April at 6pm – 7pm
These meetings will be via ABs Facebook and Youtube pages and details will be provided at www.anthonybrowne.org/east-west-rail
Fundraising
For the last six months Cambridge Approaches, supported by the working group have been looking to challenge EWR’s decision not to consult in parity on a northern approach by way of a judicial review.
We have instructed expert lawyers, taken advice and have been actively fundraising from parish councils and private donors to kick start that process.
Legally we may only have a small window in which to challenge EWR and we have to be prompt when doing so. We believe that this could be our window and we have to be able to demonstrate to a judge that we have funds in place to be able to proceed.
Time is now of the essence
We currently need substantial donations from residents to reach our target. We aimed to raise £50k from supportive parish councils and a further £30K from concerned residents, we currently need substantial donations from residents to hit this target.
Donations of over £250 can be donated directly to Cambridge Approaches ltd (email info@cambridgeapproaches.org) we have created a not for profit company limited by guarantee to handle donations. Should there be any unused funds donated in this way they can be refunded pro rata, further details can be given with regards to this process.
Alternatively we also have created a go fund me page where donations of any size are welcomed and will be used towards both our campaign costs (hiring experts to carry out detailed assessments, Royal Mail outs etc) as well as going towards the judicial review costs.
Go fund me – https://uk.gofundme.com/f/fund-a-a-judicial-review-for-a-northern-approach?qid=ac602eb72182058bfa5e66eb2a14ef03
Please use your personal networks to raise awareness and to get us to this target.
We can not let EWRCo ruin our villages, and sever our communities without a fight.
5 replies on “Webinars and Fundraising”
We will be donating, thankyou.
Hi, thanks for all you are doing. We have donated. It may help with fund raising if you were able to provide more info on how much further funding is needed and the progress of the Judicial Review. I believe people will donate higher amounts and more frequently if there are specific targets and hurdles to aim for. Thanks
Cambridge Approaches have provided the platform for us all to join together and question the proposed route by way of a Judicial Review. Expensive I know but it’s the only way residents will have a chance of stopping this blight on the landscape of Haslingfield, Harston and Newton as well as severing Newton’s main communicating road to the School, Doctor’s surgery, Shop and Harston Church. Please contribute.
Please could you advise where to find details of how to join the public meetings with Anthony Brown that you list above.
Thank you.
Thanks for your efforts. I have donated. I encourage everyone to respond to the EWR consultation, express your strong opposition to the Southern Approach, and tell EWR that you will never travel on EWR if they choose the Southern Approach.