Stonehenge Alliance Press Release The Stonehenge Alliance [1] has welcomed today’s announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cancel the £2.5bn A303 Stonehenge scheme [2] as a “low value, unaffordable commitment” [3]. The Stonehenge Alliance believe the road should have been binned in 2020 when it was recommended for refusal, after … Continue reading →
Stonehenge Alliance Press statement: Tuesday, 25 June, 2024 The Stonehenge Alliance (SA) [1] welcomes UNESCO’s recommendation that the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site be placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the threat from the A303 road scheme. The recommendation is contained in a report … Continue reading →
Expressway legacy threat mars centenary of Stonehenge donation Today is the centenary of the gift of Stonehenge to the nation by Sir Cecil and Lady Chubb. This weekend, English Heritage is marking the occasion with a specially commissioned tea party designed by Jeremy Deller and an installation of his work, … Continue reading →
Last Saturday, the National Trust AGM debated a motion about the National Trust’s involvement In the design and construction of the Stonehenge tunnel and above ground sections of the A303 Expressway. The members’ motion asked the Trustees to reaffirm its founding purposes to protect special places; to respect World Heritage Convention obligations … Continue reading →
Baroness Moulsecoomb asked three written Parliamentary questions about the Stonehenge tunnel plan and safeguarding World Heritage Sites in October 2016. The answers given on behalf of the Departments for Transport (DfT) and Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) appeared not to address the questions directly. The questions and answers follow with … Continue reading →
