Stop The Chop!

Please email [email protected] to object to LA06/2021/1422/F & felling of 13 mature trees for car park 🙏🏼

[Rachel Woods @rachelwoods52]

Delighted to be nominated to stand for Holywood and Clandeboye for #LGE2023 for the @GreenPartyNI

Proud of the work the we have done in ANDBC

Were facing huge challenges but are hoping to continue to make positive differences locally and to speak up and out.

💚

[Newton Emerson @NewtonEmerson]

The full tree-felling schedule for the Lagan flood defences. Most of this could be avoided by using a smaller mechanical digger but that costs a bit more so chainsaw massacre it is.
https://t.co/kKQ0cBpfPC

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Well done to the campaigners @ForAnotherPath1 who’ve stopped @ANDborough destroying this beautiful coastal path. More public funds wasted by a clueless & dysfunctional council with no scruples when it comes to our treasured environments & landscapes.

https://t.co/GcwMRoZXRY

[Dan Ashby @danielashby]

On Mon, we will be broadcasting our 2-yr investigation into one of the biggest environment crimes in UK history - the secret dumping of a million tonnes of waste in an area of stunning beauty. Listen on @BBCSounds or on @BBCRadio4

Episode 0 out now:
https://t.co/hBke8IXQTY

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Such tragic news. Michelle has been a great supporter of our campaign offering her time and expertise selflessly. We send our sympathies to her family and close friends at this sad time. She’s left a great legacy example and inspiration.

[Dean Blackwood @RDeanBlackwood]

Our hearts are heavy with the desperately sad news of the passing of Michele Strong. On behalf of the @0thegathering0 we extend our deepest sympathies to her partner, family and friends. Our lives are the richer for knowing you were on our side. Love, Light & Peace Michele x

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area where they want to saw down big old trees for extra parking places. Monday 16.5.22 at 14.03 EMPTY - apart from a man & his dog! #stopthechop

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Weekend parking survey Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry: Saturday 14.5.22 at 12.24 - 14 cars. (37 free spaces) Sunday 15.5.22 at 12.43 2 cars. (49 free spaces). No justification for the destruction of mature trees & habitat for more parking places in a beautiful conservation area.

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area Friday 13.5.22 at 13.15 - 1 Car. (50 Empty spaces). #stopthechop

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

John Lydon of Sex Pistols @lydonofficial says he’s planting more trees in Ireland as there’s too many golf courses! Calling his campaign “ParamilaTREES”!

John can you also sign & share our petition to stop @ANDborough felling 13 trees for a car park. https://t.co/06Su2KrRjp

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area Thurs 12.5.22 at 12.55 EMPTY (51 free spaces). #stopthechop

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area Wed 11.5.22 at 14.18 2 cars (49 Empty spaces).

The Portaferry stream used to run through this area and in older days powered a mill. But the powers that be culverted it. No respect for history heritage and nature. #stopthechop

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area Tuesday 10.5.22 at 14.30 EMPTY (51 free spaces). #stopthechopforabiggerparkinglot

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area Mon 9.5.22 at 13.15 1 car (50 empty spaces) #stopthechop

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area Sun 8.5.22 at 13.57
24 cars including camper van (27 empty spaces) #stopthechop

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area Saturday 7.5.22 at 12.57 14 cars (37 Empty spaces).

We are trying to show that the felling of 13 mature trees for extra parking is ludicrous in such an underused car park. There’s even moss growing on lots of the parking spaces.

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Car Park Update Portaferry Ropewalk Fri 6.5.22 at 13.17 EMPTY - our team been dead busy past week so posting retrospectively. We have now being doing this survey for 6 months & will publish statistics soon. Car park has only been full on a small handful of school/banks holidays.

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area 12.54 Thursday 5.5.22 1 Car. @ANDborough have live planning application in to chop down 13 mature trees here for a bigger car park & save visitors to @ExplorisNI having to walk 3 minutes from other hardly used car parks in town. 🙄

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk Car Park Portaferry Conservation Area 12.24 Wednesday 5.5.22 EMPTY So many empty car parks in our town but so few Street trees. We need more trees not more parking places. #stopthechop

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Ropewalk car park Portaferry Conservation Area 13.43 on Tuesday 3.5.22 - 3 cars. #stopthechop

[Stop The Chop! @portaferrytrees]

Parking update Bank Holiday Monday Portaferry Ropewalk Car Park 2.5.22 - 13.52 FULL & cars parked on grass. Again no parking strategy or directional signage for other nearby car parks. #stopthechop