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From: Jo Makepeace - webmaster@schnews.org.uk
Subject: SchNEWS 508, Friday 19th August, 2005
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:28:51 +0100
DfT sit-in and demo by Parklife (Southend)
Southend based road campaigners, Parklife, this week staged a sit-in and demonstration at the Department of Transport (DfT) main offices in London against the controversial F5 road scheme planned for the A127 / A1159, Priory Crescent. The group opposes plans to build a dual carriageway on top of an East Saxon king's burial site. The burial was discovered during preparatory works for the road early in 2004, and has been described by experts as, "a discovery of international importance which stunningly illuminates the rich and complex world of the so-called Dark Ages". Speaking from inside the building, campaigner Shaun Qureshi said, 'This protest is to draw attention to one of the most ridiculous road schemes ever devised, to put pressure on the decision makers to stop funding, and to show that, should the final go-ahead be given, the people of Southend will take direct action to stop it.'
http://www.savepriorypark.org
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