Prevent Bathampton Meadows Park & Ride

bath | the environment | event notice Thursday June 11, 2009 11:34 by Ambrose Blimfield - Save Bathampton Meadows

PUBLIC MEETING - WED 17th JUNE 2009

We have arranged a public meeting for Wednesday 17th June, in Batheaston Methodist Hall in Northend (just past Wayfield Gardens, on the right), from 7.30pm-9.30pm. Please come along and encourage others to attend in order to find out what you can do to stop the scheme going ahead. There will be representatives from a range of organisations present that are fighting to stop the application from being approved, but they all require your support and assistance.

Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES) propose building a Park and Ride facility on Bathampton Meadows, adjacent to Mill Lane, around 100 yds from Bathampton Church and The George Public House.

Bathampton Meadows characterise the Bath Valley and contribute to the identity of Batheaston, Bathampton and the eastern fringes of Bath by preventing the area from becoming one continuous urban sprawl. The beautiful approach to Bath is as important to the character of the city as any of the attractions that are within the World Heritage Site.

Loss of this important green space would be sad for any reason. However, it would be unforgivable if this space was lost as a result of the mistaken belief that a car park on the Meadows will solve Bath's congestion problems. It won't... But it will transform the ancient Meadows. Forever.