We Won't Be Squashed

Barcombe's community campaign to #SaveOurBlackcurrantField from Gladman's inappropriate housing development proposals.

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Altogether now #Barcombe...

"WE WON'T BE SQUASHED!"

@LewesDC please hear us and stop #Gladman's destructive proposals from wrecking our village. #SaveOurBlackcurrantField

@Lewes_Lib_Dems @LewesGreenParty @LewesLabour @LewesCons @mariacaulfield @JamesMacCleary @CPRESussex

[Barcombe Bridge 🎩 @BarcombeBridge]

#Barcombe once again showing it's a village not to be messed with - 🎩s off to the campaigners fighting to save the #BlackcurrantField near to the dismantled railway wildlife corridor I span.

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Fantastic to see such prominent footage of the We Won't Be Squashed campaign in the print version of @sussex_express, reported by @SusanKing27. Let's hope @LewesDC Lewes District Council hears our message loud and clear and helps #SaveOurBlackcurrantField.

@CPRESussex

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2/ Thanks to all the volunteers who prepared and took the petition door-to-door, and thanks to everyone who signed it. It sends a message about the strength of feeling in the community which we're hopeful @LewesDC will hear. 🤞 #SaveOurBlackcurrantField
#ThumbsDownToGladman 👎

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Delivered! 206 signatures on the petition from residents of #Barcombe were handed in to Lewes District Council @LewesDC at their office today, urging their Planning Dept to reject #Gladman's speculative and insensitive proposals for 70 houses on the #BlackcurrantField. 🧵

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DEADLINE TODAY! 👇👇👇

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Say "NO" to #Gladman's insensitive proposals to build 70 houses on Barcombe's #BlackcurrantField.

Make your comments to @LewesDC's Planning Portal by Wed 17th August, using reference LW/22/0459.
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https://t.co/338LvUxUQe

#WeWontBeSquashed!

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3/ You have one more day to submit comments to @LewesDC's Planning Portal - the deadline is Wednesday 17th August 2022. Link here:
https://t.co/7oeR9RQEi4

Let's hope planners at @LewesDC recognise the strength of feeling in #Barcombe and reject the proposal.

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In sunshine & rain, village volunteers have been knocking on doors in #Barcombe discussing how to #SaveOurBlackcurrantField and inviting residents to sign the community petition against #Gladman's proposals.

Amazing response! 200 signatures gathered in five days and so much 🧵

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2/ concern & determination in the community to fight off these proposals. Worries about overstretched schools, services, roads, power supplies, water supplies and sewers... Concerns for wildlife... Fears about drainage and flooding. So many reasons to say NO to #Gladman! 🧵

[Rosie P 🦇 🦎 🕷️ 🦭 🐌 🍃🌳🚲💧 @RosieP4]

Fields are often dismissed by supply-siders in the housing argument. However, they work hard for the public good. Take this one. Firstly, food. It produced over 1 ton of peas per acre this year (not a great year). PLUS the bales are being sold to generate energy. 1/

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@zel_ouse Doesn't it just??

[💢 Some bloke 💢 @activ8]

We will not let nasty, irresponsible profit-driven agents Gladman ruin our small village with inappropriate housing schemes that will do nothing to help locals.

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It's not just the #BlackcurrantField which is under threat... Across the countryside prime agricultural land is being concreted over by developers seeking big profits - at the expense of food security for all of us.

Check out this petition. 👇

[Save-Our-Green-Belt ——🍃💚🍃🌹 @save_greenbelt]

Ban development on agricultural land to increase food self-sufficiency - Petitions https://t.co/fyRFDXSlLp

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@Lewes_Lib_Dems @LewesGreenParty @LewesLabour @LewesCons @CPRESussex @Verushka @CommunityVOP @sussex_express @TheArgus @bbcsoutheast @BBCSussex @SussexBylines

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We gathered at what's locally known as the #BlackcurrantField - the crop for @RibenaUK used to be grown there.

The blackcurrants have gone but the field remains some of the best agricultural land in the village. @LewesDC please keep the land for farming!

WE WON'T BE SQUASHED!

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On our way to the #BlackcurrantField. @LewesDC please stop #Gladman spoiling our village. #StopTheSquash #SaveOurBlackcurrantField

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On our way to the #BlackcurrantField to protest against #Gladman's dreadful proposals.

@LewesDC please help #StopTheSquash! Listen to our community and reject the proposals. #SaveOurBlackcurrantField #WeWontBeSquashed

@JamesMacCleary @mariacaulfield @CommunityVOP @CPRESussex

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"Save our land - we can't eat bricks and mortar"...

"Protect our wildlife"...

Saving green field sites matters to all our futures. @LewesDC please reject #Gladman's speculative development proposals.

@CPRESussex @CommunityVOP @JamesMacCleary @mariacaulfield

[Steff Andrews @AndrewsSteff]

@WWBSquashed @LewesDC Fab turnout! Thanks everyone 🤗

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3/ Please do the right thing for our rural community and environment and say no to #Gladman's proposals.

@Lewes_Lib_Dems @LewesGreenParty @LewesLabour @LewesCons @mariacaulfield @JamesMacCleary @LewesDC @CPRESussex

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#Barcombe residents of all ages came out despite sweltering temperatures to give a collective thumbs-down to #Gladman's proposals for 70 houses outside the village planning boundary.

@LewesDC please reject these speculative development proposals. They won't meet community need🧵

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2/ They will wreck a green field space - some of the best agricultural land in the village - at a time of increased threat to food security.

Sewerage, water supplies, power supplies, local roads, school spaces and health services can't cope with 70 new homes. 🧵