On Tuesday 3rd April, the first Community Forum meeting took place between HS2 Ltd and representatives of local councils, trusts and landowners affected by HS2 in the Waddesdon, Quainton, Coleshill and Grendon Underwood area. The MP for Buckingham constituency, John Bercow, was also in attendance. The meeting initiated the process of a series of similar [...]

Interesting developments afoot for the HS2 campaign this week as the final decision about HS2 looms large. The anti-HS2 camp can look on with intrigue and hope as they witness the latest happenings at the Department of Transport. The Delay We can welcome the news that Justine Greening has decided to delay the decision on HS2 from the 20th December to until mid-January in order to [...]

14th November 2011 Last week the government’s Transport Select Committee announced the conclusion of their inquiry into High Speed 2. Although the Committee came out in favour of HS2, the report expressed serious concerns about key aspects of the project, including its environmental impact. These concerns are summarised and responded to by the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) who released their [...]

Press release from the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) 5 October 2011 The Government’s controversial HS2 (high speed rail) proposal could be stopped in its tracks by a significant colony of rare and highly protected Bechstein’s bats, and it seems nobody has told the Secretary of State for Transport. Under the Freedom of [...]

16th September 2011 When it was announced a couple of weeks ago that the campaign against HS2 had succeeded in obtaining its goal of over 100,000 signatures to secure a debate about the controversial project in the main chamber, there was great excitement amongst campaigners. Yet soon after the petition was submitted to parliament, it was announced that the [...]

16th September 2011 Buckinghamshire County Council News Release Martin Tett, chairman of 51m, the group of 18 local councils challenging the Government’s proposal to build HS2, a £32 billion rail project, responded with astonishment at Transport Secretary, Philip Hammond’s comment to Tuesday’s Transport Select Committee that railways had become a ‘rich man’s toy’ and some fares [...]

When the HS2 Roadshow came to Waddesdon, John Bercow was kind enough to speak with us and to articulate exactly why HS2 is bad for Buckinghamshire and bad for the UK.

6th August, 2011 Although the consultation ended a week ago, HS2 continues to attract detractors and critics from across the nation. Notably today a former Bridgend council leader, Jeff Jones, announced his opposition to the scheme, which up until now has been fully backed by Welsh political leaders. Since the plans to build HS2 were first announced by [...]

Article from the Telegraph, by Andrew Gilligan 31st July, 2011 They weren’t racing to register their support for trains moving at 250mph.   They just wanted trains moving at any speed at all. At the height of Thursday’s rush hour, thanks to “power supply problems,”   the entire rail service out of Yorkshire’s biggest city had ground [...]

July 28th, 2011 There have been some technical difficulties with the online response website today, which may have made it difficult for some to respond to the consultation. In case you have had any difficulties sending in your response, either online or by post, we have been advised by HS2 Ltd that you can email your response to [...]