Over a thousand Druids, visitors and tourists, celebrating the Spring Equinox were led outside the Henge monument by Archdruid Rollo Maughfling, to form a circle of solidarity to protest peacefully but noisily against a tunnel inserted within what the Druids consider to be their sacred space. The Archdruid said “We do not … Continue reading →
The Alliance’s response to Highways England’s proposals for the A303 Stonehenge scheme can be seen here. Position of other organisations can be found here. Our submission to Highways England does not conform to the proforma and is lengthy, owing to the specialist input from the different Alliance supporter … Continue reading →
We urge everyone to participate in the public consultation about the proposed changes to the A303 at Stonehenge. To help inform your response we have written a series of three reactions with some links below. Our key concerns are: Consultation period is too short for a UNESCO World Heritage Site. No … Continue reading →
Third of three reactions to Highways England proposals for a short tunnel Reaction #3: Transport and planning Transport The A303 widening is a road scheme that fails to respect the special requirements of a WHS, owing to Government demands for affordability, achievability and value for money. An enormous amount of money … Continue reading →
Second of three reactions to Highways England proposals for a short tunnel Reaction #2: impacts on archaeology and ecology The plans for the A303 are of particular concern for the damage they would do to archaeology, wildlife and the WHS landscape. The Highways England map links to a large file (71mb) Archaeology … Continue reading →
