Who else is concerned

The following people and bodies are now keeping a watching brief on the development or have actively expressed their concern.

• 7,500 people (locally and nationally) who have signed three petitions, one to the City Council asking them to not develop the site, one to the University of Durham asking them not to revoke the covenant on the site, and one to Durham City MP Roberta Blackman-Woods who presented it to parliament in July 2007
• World Heritage Site - UNESCO
• English Heritage
• English Nature
• Government Office of the North East (GONE)
• Northern Assembly
• The Environment Agency
• Durham City Trust
• Roberta Blackman- Woods – Durham City MP
• N.U.M
• Durham Regatta

As Chancellor of the University of Durham and a champion of the unique heritage of Durham University as set out in his book ‘Notes from a Small Island’, we have appealed to the author Bill Bryson to support our campaign. He wrote to us when he was a commissioner of English Heritage explaining that he was ‘not able to express personal views on matters that are or may come under consideration by the commission’. However, Bill is now President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England and as such may be more sympathetic to our cause.

 

Please write to him and ask him to help to preserve the uniqueness of the city of which he is so fond by helping to retain all the green areas on the riverbank.

Write to :   Bill Bryson

                   Chancellor of Durham University

                   Old Shire Hall

                   Old Elvet

                   Durham City

                   DH1 3HP

 

Over 400 objections received to date - Feb 28th !! If you haven’t already done so please write in to the planners there is still time!