The campaign to Open Up King's Cross Station and Let Us Through! has had a makeover. At our first campaign organisers meeting this week, we named ourselves the Battlebridge Crossing Campaign. Hope you like the new moniker and banner heading for this site.
Meanwhile, with the excellent news recently that Boris Johnson's Transport guru, head of Transport for London and Spurs fan (hurray! boo! delete as appropriate), Kulveer Ranger has pledged to do all he can within his powers to get Network Rail to fund and build the bridge we are calling for, it has been pointed out our petition has nearly double the number of individuals signed up as make up Islington South & Finsbury MP Emily Thornberry's majority.
So, here is your mission should you choose to accept:
1. If you are an Islington South & Finsbury constituent, write to Emily and ask her to get the Transport Minister to tell Network Rail to fund and build the bridge;
2. If you are a Holborn & St Pancras constituent write to Frank Dobson MP and ask him to get the Transport Minister to tell Network Rail to fund and build the bridge;
3. Whoever you are - sign the petition! The closing date for signatures is 2 January 2009.
Emily Thornberry MP has written twice to the Department for Transport. Copies of the replies have been sent to Sophie Talbot and Emily's office is very happy to forward them on to any other constituents who are interested.
Emily has written a number of letters to Camden Council and Network Rail. Emily and Frank Dobson objected to the granting of planning permission. Emily met with Network rail on the 16th April 2007 to convey her concerns and those of her constituents about the access arrangements at King's Cross.
For information, below is a list of the correspondence Emily has had with Camden Council and Network Rail:
• January 2007 Emily wrote to Camden and Network Rail raising concerns about the plans.
• March 2007 Emily wrote to the Development Control Committee at Camden Council to object to the access arrangements and drew the council's attention to a petition signed by local residents.
• August 2007 Emily wrote to Camden Council to follow up the 106 agreement arrangements.
Emily wrote to Network Rail following her meeting to reiterate a number of concerns with the King’s Cross development including the access arrangements.
Copies of this correspondence are available to constituents from Emily’s office.
Please email us on [email protected] with your full postal address.
Posted by: Chloe Wright | 10/30/2008 at 04:49 PM