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DOVESDALE WASTE RECYCLING INCINERATOR, PROPOSAL BY SCOTGEN

At the June meeting of the board of directors, it was unanimously agreed that Stonehouse Development Trust will object to this proposed incinerator. Accordingly, please note the following links that you can use to contact with the action committee, and we will post downloadable objection letters on this website soon.

dovesdaleincinerator@gmail.com

The following update was received from the Action Group Against Dovesdale Incinerator on 5^th July 2010. The development trust ask for your support in this crucial campaign.

“In just a few weeks, this campaign has exploded throughout the communities of Stonehouse, Larkhall, Netherburn, Strathaven, Ashgill, Netherburn, Blackwood, Kirkmuirhill, Lesmahagow, Boghead, Auchenheath, Carluke, Lanark, Overtown, Law, Glassford, Sandford, the Clyde Valley, and continues to grow daily. Communities have turned out in their hundreds at events and meetings to voice their anger and concerns over this development.

Please click on the following for some examples:

http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/2010/06/24/400-turn-up-at-waste-plant-meeting-51525-26711859/

http://www.lanarkgazette.co.uk/news/Fears-that-incinerator-could-pollute.6377067.jp

The Action Group Against Dovesdale Incinerator is in strong objection to the planned proposal of an industrial scale Scotgen recycling and 'waste to energy' gasification facility at Dovesdale Farm, Carlisle Road, Stonehouse, ML9 3PR. The local community are extremely angry about this proposal, and rapid activism has sprung up in the last few weeks throughout, to challenge this development. Great concern is held by the community about the obvious inappropriateness of this site for such an industrial plant, as well as the negative impacts this development will bring to the area.

The scoping report for the planning application can be found at

http://pbsportal.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/SearchPortal/getdocumentcontent.aspx?documentID=117456

This plant will be two times the size of a football pitch, have industrial chimneys, create 77 plus more lorries on the road daily, release dangerous toxins into the air far and wide beyond Stonehouse, scar the landscape, destroy precious green space and seriously impact local wildlife and areas of important environmental protection in the area.

Everybody in our communities will be affected by this, and this Action Group has been formed as a call to arms for all throughout the district to join together to fight this extremely irresponsible and ill thought out proposal.

Your support in this cause would be very much appreciated.

The Action Group Against Dovesdale Incinerator”

You can also e-mail the secretary and chairperson as follows:

secretary@stonehouse-development-trust.co.uk chairperson@stonehouse-development-trust.co.uk

Stonehouse Development Trust are now an officially registered charity:

Bill Craw, chairman of the trust was pleased to announce at this week’s directors’ board meeting (3/11/09) that the trust have now successfully completed the necessary registration with OSCR and are now officially a registered charity. This will allow the trust to access previously unavailable funding sources, and completes one of the initial goals of the board when then the trust was created.

Relocation of the Trust Office

The trust moved office at the end of August due to the end of our current lease arrangement however, you can still contact our development officer Mr. Jeff Frew Jeff@stonehouse-development-trust.co.uk We have a temporary office arrangement working out of the Public Institute in New Street however hope to find a more permanent home soon.

Stonehouse Development Trust : “In the news”

The community garden development @ King Street was officially opened on 1^st May 2010. Thanks to all the support and parties involved in this excellent £170,000 re-development.

Trust Information

Stonehouse Development Trust is an independent private company limited by guarantee. The aim of the trust is to further the interests and development of the village of Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, through supporting, developing, managing and helping to find finance for community projects. Note that we are talking about economic, environmental and social regeneration by an organisation which is not-for-profit and is community based, owned and managed.

Board of directors

The company is run by an elected board of directors and a company secretary. All positions are voluntary, without salary. The board members are nominated and confirmed by election at our AGM. Full details of board membership can be obtained by contacting the secretary.

Membership of trust

Membership of the trust is available to private individuals or groups at a one-off fee of £1. Click here to download the membership application form

www.Stonehouse-Development-Trust.co.uk

Registered in Scotland SC295874

A charity registered in Scotland with Charity Number SC040957