John Bercow’s speech in Quainton
“… a prospective expenditure of between 15.8 billion pounds – that is more than £15,000 million plus – and 17.4 billion pounds…. when the overwhelming focus of public debate in political terms in...
View ArticleReport from Quainton Beacon
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people turned out on a damp Monday evening to support their local action groups in their protest against the proposed HS2. Here’s a report from one Quainton resident...
View ArticlePractical details about HS2 consultation roadshows
We’ve been sent some information about the HS2 consultation roadshows in Buckinghamshire.File containing quotes made by HS2 Ltd and its staff about Aylesbury and Buckinghamshire – what HS2 Said about...
View ArticleHS2 Consultation Roadshows – May 16th to 21st
Reminder about this weeks HS2 Consultation roadshows:May 17th, 2011 Greatworth Mobile Exhibition Location: Greatworth Sports and Social Club Car ParkMay 18th-19th, 2011 Amersham Exhibition Wednesday...
View ArticleStop HS2 at the Waddesdon Roadshow
Stop HS2 will be joining the Quainton and Waddesdon action group (QWAG) at the Waddesdon HS2 consultation roadshow today. There’s going to be a peaceful protest from 10am – noon, with a speech by local...
View ArticleFrom the archives: Report from the Beacons
This was originally published on March 1st 2011… Continue Reading . Local action groups had organised a series of beacons to mark the start of the 2011 consultation. It was a great example of the...
View ArticleBeeching and HS2, more in common than you think.
This week, The Daily Telegraph… Continue Reading reported that rail tracks closed in the Beeching Axe will reopen thanks to HS2. The rail line in question is part of the Great Central Railway from...
View ArticleHS2: Winwood Almshouse Charity Trust’s future put in jeopardy
The Winwood Almshouse Charity Trust has been providing needy widows and widowers with homes for 300 years. Now, HS2 is throwing the charity’s future into doubt as the proposed high speed railway line...
View ArticleHS2 campaigners urged to respond to consultation before land take increases.
UPDATE – The petitioning period will take place from 19th September to 17th October. Those who have already submitted petitions will not have to pay £20 again. The Stop HS2 Campaign is urging people...
View ArticleFrom the archives: John Bercow speaks at Quainton
This is the very first article posted on the original HS2Action website, when it was a simple blog. The website was set up by Penny Gaines, who at the time lived in Quainton, but was always intended...
View ArticleSelect Committee Visits to Buckinghamshire
The HS2 Hybrid Bill Select Committee will be visiting Buckinhamshire twice next week, with visits to the Chilterns on Monday 22nd June and to the constituency of John Bercow on Friday 26th June. The...
View ArticleNew HS2 Bill Committee Members to visit Buckinghamshire.
Just days after the HS2 Hybrid Bill Committee completed a third day of post-election visits to Buckinghamshire, three replacement MPs were appointed, raising the question of whether or not the visits...
View ArticleHS2 Ltd launch ‘Additional Provision 5’
Despite previously insisting that they would not issue another additional provision to the HS2 Hybrid Bill after AP4 “Because everything will be sorted out by then”, HS2 Ltd have published AP5 and an...
View ArticleHS2 Ltd Plan “Illegal Habitat Clearances” for the Start of Nesting Season
HS2 Ltd plan to conduct ‘vegetation clearances’ on at least 22 sites at the start of bird nesting season, which could lead to contractors breaking the law. Previously, HS2 Ltd refused to publish the...
View Article41 Town and Parish Councils Call for Immediate Halt to HS2 Work
Since this article was published, the total has risen to 48. Also, a petition has been published on the parliament website, calling for exactly the same thing. It can be signed here. On the same day as...
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