Background to the pro-forest campaign

Content

• Background to the Shaw Forest Country Park proposal
   
• Dividing the Swindon community and betrayal of the people by Roger Ogle
• Shaw Forest Country Park: a disaster waiting to happen by Professor Brian Toft
• What are the financial implications? by Councillor Nick Martin
• St. Modwen Properties plc at Stoke City - The Britannia Stadium Story. Does a new ground equal more fans? Stephan Cannons reports
   
• Prime Ministers green advisor says don't concrete the park
• A statement by the Great Western Community Forest Partnership
• New stadium threat to Swindon's wildlife The view of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
   
• Stadium on the Forest Public Consultation 29th April 2004 - Impressions, reflections and speculations
• Stadium on the Forest Public Consultation 6th May 2004 - Into the Robin's Nest
• Very loud and crystal clear May Day demo in support of the Shaw Forest Country Park
   
• What is the position of Swindon Borough Council councillors and political groups?
  • What is Swindon Council's position?
  • The views of the party political leaders on Swindon Borough Council
  • A conversation with Councillor Mike Bawden, Leader of Swindon Borough Council
  • An Open Letter To Swindon Councillors from the Swindon Forest Protection Group
  • Political Reaction
     
• Business reaction to Stadium proposals
   
• Letters to the Media
  • Is The Swindon Link and www.swindonlink.com afflicted by bias and distortion?
     
• Articles from the Swindon Evening Advertiser
• Letters from the Evening Advertiser archives
   
• Poems for the Forest
   
• Who to write to with your opinion
• Download the Protect the Forest petition and ask people to sign it. Numbers signed up as of 14 June : 3,500 and rising
   
• Your comments - In favour
• Your comments - Against

What's your view?

• Send your comments to publisher@swindonlink.com
   
• Join a new discussion forum about the stadium proposal by registering at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/swindon-stadium

More Information

• Swindon Forest Protection Group
• Save Coate
• How are other communities coping with stadiums in their neighbourhood? Federation of Stadium Communities