Please can you write to your MP/parliamentary candidates in your own words:

Dear (1st and last name),

I can only support you at the next General Election if you oppose the extravagant and damaging A303 Stonehenge road scheme.

The  Stonehenge road and tunnel scheme would cost at the very least £3bn for 12m.  That is the equivalent of a quarter of a million pounds per metre!   It is a waste of money and likely to spiral out of control at a time when we need to invest the money to make our public services better.

For instance, adapting rail to climate change will cost £2.8bn for the next five years to defend ALL of Britain’s rail network against the effects of extreme weather.  This is probably the tip of the iceberg in terms of what will be needed.  So why spend billions on building roads which makes things worse?

Here is a briefing about the ballooning costs of the Stonehenge road scheme.

I hope you can reassure me that if elected you will oppose this scheme.

I look forward to your reply.

Yours etc…

Name and Address

Other important points you can include – but the shorter the better!

• It is shocking that the UK Government is still intending to go ahead with the A303 Stonehenge tunnel scheme.  The UK needs to avoid international condemnation and save Stonehenge World Heritage Site from a devastating road scheme.
• The scheme makes no economic sense, costing more than it will ever deliver in benefits.
• It’s been condemned by UNESCO, the Planning Inspectors, many experienced archaeologists and specialists, and over 238,000 world wide.  The damage to the WHS will be irreversible.
• UNESCO has threatened to place the WHS on the World Heritage in Danger List if this scheme goes ahead.
• It will undermine the UK’s commitment to urgently address climate change.  The Climate Change Committee has advised a re-think on all major road proposals in the light of climate change and carbon emission reduction considerations.

• Ask your MP to ensure that your concerns are forwarded to the Secretaries of State for Transport and Culture.
• Please include: your full name, address
• Please attach our briefing on ballooning costs 
• You can also link to images of the scheme.

⇒ Write by post to the Prime Minister: 10 Downing Street, London SW1A 2AA
⇒ Message by email to No 10 using their contact form. It is limited to 1000 characters  see sample here. 

Do you live outside the UK?

If you live outside the UK please consider writing to your country’s Culture Secretary /Ambassador in UK urging them to forward your concerns to the British Government.

We’d love to see your replies

Please can you forward responses to savestonehenge@gmail.com?  You can also email us if you would like further help and advice.

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