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Public consultation
announced on AWPR routes Transport Minister Nicol Stephen has announced details
of consultation into five potential routes for the Aberdeen Western
Peripheral Route. These will be put to the public at a series of
public exhibitions in March and April. Comment is invited at the
exhibitions or on the web.
A decision on the preferred route will be taken once
the responses have been considered after the April 29 closing
date for comments.
As soon as we have precise details we will post them
on this website. |
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Standby for action
as route goes to consultation Save Camphill believes the Minister for Transport,
Nicol Stephen is set to announce the dates for public consultation
on five route options, starting early in March 2005. Public opinion
could help to decide the fate of Camphill and whether the road should
be diverted away from the special needs communities.
We also understand you will be able to take part
in this consultation at public exhibitions, on the web, or by writing
to the Minister. If you have any interest in the concerns about
Camphill you will be welcome to comment, no matter where you are
in the world. |
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Route details published |
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Save Camphill responds
to leak of Hogg report This finding concurs with the recent preliminary report commissioned by Save Camphill and conducted by the internationally recognised expert on disability and quality of life, Professor Roy Brown. "We have only just received copies of Professor Hogg's report," Dr Stefan Geider, the Camphill Medical Officer points out, "so it is too early for us to make a detailed response. However, we welcome the fact that Professor Hogg agrees that further and more detailed studies are essential. "It is also important to recognise that Professor Hogg's report restricts itself to examining the psychological aspects of the proposed routing. "Even from that narrow perspective, Professor Hogg concludes that there is a high risk of detrimental effects on the special needs children in our care - specifically during the construction phase, which is estimated to last well over a year. Indeed, Professor Hogg's report questions if the school could actually remain open during that period. "The Camphill communities have a legal responsibility to look after the well being of the 200 vulnerable adults and children in the Camphill Newton Dee community and Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools. Professor Hogg's report confirms there is risk of damage to these communities and for the individual special needs residents and pupils. "Given that a decision to drive a road through Camphill is irreversible, we believe that risk cannot be contemplated in view of the potentially catastrophic damage that this routing could cause for the communities and the special needs individuals for whom Camphill is home. "While Save Camphill is not opposed to the development of an Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, we must continue use all legal means at our disposal to carry forward our 11-year objection to the detailed routing that threatens 65 years of work that inspires the international Camphill Movement. "Camphill also has no desire to delay the road. Indeed, that is one reason why Camphill formally objected to this routing in November 1993 - more than 11 years ago. It is also one reason why we have been urging the authorities to back up their research into the wildlife effects of this route with research into the human impact. "Like Professor Brown, we are bound to question why this research appears to have been almost an afterthought, starting just months before opening of public consultation." |
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Channel 5 News to
focus on Save Camphill campaign Sky News recently took over the contract for Channel 5 News and the Sky crew spent a day in Aberdeen filming at Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools and Camphill Newton Dee. Pictured is interviewer Peter Laing being shown the closeness of the proposed route to the children's residences by Dr Stefan Geider, Camphill Medical Officer. The Channel 5 News item on Save Camphill is
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