Sometimes,
you know in your heart something is just plain wrong.
Don't
sit back and think somebody else will do something, because we all know what
will happen if everybody thinks like that.
You need to act.
This
is what happened when we heard of the plans to destroy Brookfield. We all did something.
For
two years we've been campaigning to save Brookfield from the plans to destroy
120 acres of trees and grassland - have I mentioned that's equivalent to 70
football pitches? - and replace it with waste plants.
Brookfield,
a beautiful woodland, home to Chalky the white stag, his son Snowy, the rest of
the fallow deer herd whose ancestors have roamed Rockingham Forest for
centuries, plus protected species like great crested newts, bats, badgers and
red kite.
One
of the last remaining woodlands on the outskirts of Corby - yet it was deemed
cheaper to destroy the trees and wildlife habitat than to redevelop other
previously-used contaminated land that was standing empty.
Well,
we weren't going to let that happen.
We've had peaceful protest marches, written numerous letters to the
council, Lee and Corinna gave guided walks, we had a high profile media and
social media campaign and kept on fighting.
As
you've probably now heard, Corby Borough Council have 'disposed' of the
application. This means that they will
not consider it in its current form, but it hasn't been rejected outright so
the developer could re-apply.
So,
as I've previously said, in the words of Lenny Kravitz 'it ain't over till it's
over', and I for one won't rest until Brookfield is safe forever - we now need
to get protected status for it to prevent future applications.
But
for now at least Chalky and the trees are safe.
It's the best Christmas present Corby Borough Council could have given
the town and its villages. Thank you for
all your support.
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