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AGM was held on the 15th January 2013. Simon Hughes was there to give us an update on the Thames Tunnel campaign. The minutes for the meeting are here.Photos from the visit of Prince Edward to King's Stairs Gardens in November can be seen in these links
- Photos from Southwark News
- Photos from The Quay Point (facebook)
- Photos by David White
- Photos by David Potter (facebook)
- Photos by Roger Bilder (facebook) and also here (facebook)
ROYAL VISIT Prince Edward Tuesday 13th November, 2:20 pm, is a must for your diary! That's when HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, is coming to KSG to unveil our QEII Field plaque and a super new inscription on the Jubilee Stone commemorating Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. Read more here
October 2012 News Letter is here
Final Site Selection in July Thames Water should publish their final site selection in the middle of July. We hope that will be when they finally confirm that they do not have any formal interest in King's Stairs Gardens. In the mean time, we are still officially held in reserve as a drive site. Here is a press release from the Action Group
Jubilee River Pageant - and KSG is now a Queen Elizabeth II Field! Read about it and see the photos of how we celebrated both momentous events in King's Stairs Gardens here
BBC London News reported that King's Stairs Gardens has gained Village Green status. Read their news article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17290099
KSG still in Reserve The Phase 2 consultation has now closed and our thanks goes out to everyone that told Thames Water that King’s Stairs Gardens was unsuitable for a shaft and as a construction site for the Thames Tunnel sewer. Thames Water is due to publish their plans following the latest consultation in June. Let’s hope they listen to public opinion and remove KSG from their lists completely.
KSG gains Village Green status thanks to Southwark Council who unanimously passed it. Read more here
Help Us Get Funds to Improve KSG! We've applied for funding under Southwark Council's Cleaner Greener Safer Programme. Find out how you can help Find out how you can help here
Thames Water announce Phase 2. Thames Water announced their Phase 2 plans on Friday 4rd November. King's Stairs Gardens is no longer its preferred site for a tunnel worksite in Southwark! It's great news that Thames Water has listened to the voices of the thousands of people who insist than greenfield sites such as our wonderful park should not be considered for these works.
Read more here
Response from Southwark Lib Dems
Thames Water Feedback form for Phase 2 (closing date is 10th February 2012)
Press release
Diary 2010/2011 Read Donna's review of the campaign month by month here
SaveKSG meeting report 8th November 2011
Selbourne Commission Report has been published. Read about it here
A local resident has written to say that she has lived next to the park for over 40 years and says what King's Stairs Gardens means to her. Read her letter
Phase 2 of our Campaign to save King's Stairs Gardens starts here. Please read this important information about Thames Water's latest plans and send this letter or email it to Phil Stride at Thames Water, as well as the suggested other important people. We must not let our guard down now when they will be making the most important decision about the future of KSG in November.
Phase 2 Starts Here
Current Consultations for your input:The government is trying to push through massive changes to the way the planning system works. Swathes of pristine countryside and vital green fields around our towns and cities could be put in jeopardy. http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/save-our-countryside
Local News Paper has extensive coverage of the Save KSG campaign and the Butterfly Picnic. 8 16 News August edition
The Butterfly Picnic on the 24th July was a fun and well attended event in King's Stairs Gardens. Read about it here
The Queen came to King's Stairs Gardens in 1977 as part of her Silver Jubilee celebration. See the picture here
Butterfly Garden has been planted by children from local schools. Read more here
Open Spaces Society call for a new status for open areas like King’s Stairs Gardens. Click here to view their page
Green Places have an excellent article in their magazine. Read more here
Changes to Facebook mean you now have to an account with Facebook to see the SaveKSG campaign there.
Nature Day A thousand people turned out to enjoy a fun day in King's Stairs Gardens Read about it here
Conservation Area status has been granted to King's Stairs Gardens More information here
Conservation Area status has been granted to King's Stairs Gardens More information here
Chambers Wharf has now been purchased by Thames Water (in conjunction with St James Group Ltd) as a possible alternative to King's Stairs Gardens. The Save King's Stairs Gardens Action Group welcomes Thames Water's recognition that green spaces, mature trees, children's playgrounds and key cycle and walking routes must not be destroyed unnecessarily. The Action Group maintains its clear message of brownfield not greenfield. The campaign will carry on until King's Stairs Gardens is removed from Thames Water's list of preferred sites and the Action Group will continue to call upon Thames Water to consider a range of brownfield options to present for the next phase of consultation and to minimise the disruption surrounding the site eventually chosen. Meanwhile King's Stairs Gardens remains a preferred option for Thames Water and so our campaign is far from over.
| Video of the announcement Report of the meeting Thames Water's news BBC Report Southwark News |
Docklands24 Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP Simon Hughes MP Cllr Anood Al-Samerai Cllr Lisa Rajan |
Boris Johnson has written to the head of Thames Water over concerns about the impact its proposed ‘super sewer’ ... Read more
BBC's Politics Show with David Bellamy in KSG shown on Sunday 16th January Watch Here
The Consultation has finished. A big thanks to everyone who has filled out the Thames Water questionnaire. It is important that we continue to keep the campaign active over the next few months until TW publish their final site selection. The SaveKSG website will continue to give you the latest information and news of events. You can still sign our our online petition.
The Guardian has an article about the Thames Tunnel London's super sewer causes a stink.
David Bellamy in KSG Read the report here
KSG film showing the effect of Thames Water's proposal to King's Stairs Gardens here.
Local high profile support for the SaveKSG campaign from Cllr Anood Al-Samerai and Barry Albin
Five Thousand people have now signed our petition including the actor Sir Patrick Stewart and the singer Annie Lennox. Read more details about their support here
Simon Hughes announces his support for the Save King's Stairs Gardens campaign. Read the letter and watch here
Final Consultation Report from the last public consultation by Thames Water at City Hall on Tuesday 14th December. Report here
Petition handed in to Thames Water by Save KSG Action Group and children from St Joseph's school. Read more
Final Consultation Report from the last public consultation by Thames Water at City Hall on Tuesday 14th December. Report here
Petition handed in to Thames Water by Save KSG Action Group and children from St Joseph's school. Read more
Video Report of Thames Water at local meeting
Southwark Council's draft response on the Thames Tunnel can be found here (under Item 11)
NEW: You can now donate: Donations can now be paid into the Save KSG bank account. Details here
More posters: You can put these in your window to show support. View here
Patron for Save KSG: Prof David Bellamy OBE, the well-known broadcaster, botanist and environmental campaigner, is now an Honorary Patron of the Save King's Stairs Gardens Action Group. He has openly called for Thames Water to choose a brownfield site for these works.
BBC report on the Save KSG campaign: BBC London showed a report on King's Stairs Gardens in their evening news program on Friday 20th November. You can see a report on the BBC website. bbc.co.uk article
BBC report on the Save KSG campaign: BBC London showed a report on King's Stairs Gardens in their evening news program on Friday 20th November. You can see a report on the BBC website. bbc.co.uk article
In Thames Water's Own Words. There have been some very long Suitability and Selection documents from TW which you have to be pretty dedicated to read, so we have cut out the key points into one handy and damning document: In their own words.
TW Site Suitability Report for KSG. This site suitability report from Thames Water is very detailed and has some eye opening photos of what they expect the construction site to be like and the buildings that they want to leave behind after the tunnel has been built. It will give you an idea of what they are really planning for KSG! KSG Site Suitability Report
Selection Document. Thames Water's King's Stairs Gardens selection document which outlines why they selected King's Stairs Gardens.
Selection Document. Thames Water's King's Stairs Gardens selection document which outlines why they selected King's Stairs Gardens.
Sister Cecily writes for the Bosco Centre - Link to page
Baroness Sarah Ludford, MEP for London visits KSG - Link to page
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Save KSG newsletter Oct 20: click here
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Our campaign in the press:
ral Democrat leader Simon Hughes joins Rotherhithe sewer fight
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