Ok so I have been keeping my eye on this for a while and the time has nearly come to find out if Druridge Bay is about to be carved up for opencast or not.
Sadly, there are more members of the Facebook group for opencasting than the Save Druridge campaign. Studies have shown the economy and jobs locally would be benefited more by proposed eco-tourism schemes, rather than commit environmental crime of the highest order eking out obsolete fossil fuel and destroying our beautiful coastline.
Please, please do take a moment to sign the petition and put some pressure on Sajid Javid to do the right thing. Thanks. This means a lot to me.
https://act.friendsoftheearth.uk/act/save-druridge-end-coal?refsid=600110
UPDATE: As at 23 March 2018 - still no decision from the Secretary of State - now well overdue.
Keep an eye out on the campaign website and Facebook pages for news:
http://www.savedruridge.co.uk/
UPDATE 2: As at 26 March Secretary of State Sajid Javid rejected the proposal for the opencast at Druridge. The historic decision was the first to cite climate change as a reason for the refusal. Wonderful news, but it later transpires that Banks Mining plan to appeal the decision. Watchful eyes still required!
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