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 [...]

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.

15th July New Findings Today further details of the Bechstein’s bats at Finemere have been announced which puts the importance of their conservation in context to HS2 plans. Ongoing research by the Bernwood Forest Bechstein’s Project has highlighted the extent of this rare species’ presence at Finemere and their national significance. These findings are reported by Wildlife Extra News; In [...]

21 June 2011 HS2 Ltd have released visualisations of what HS2 might look like at various points along the proposed route. This includes Quainton, pictured below at the railway bridge looking westwards towards Doddershall and Calvert. What appears to be missing are the following features: the proposed HS2 route will be a corridor up to [...]