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Saint Gobain exhibition - their vision See the latest Saint Gobain vision of the site here. Saint Gobain exhibition - our response Major questions remain unanswered.  Read our press release here.  Map Click here to see the proposed housing area and access roads.     Petition Click here to sign our online petition.   Donate Please support the campaign by making a donation:    Feedback Leave a message on our forum to show your support.   Facebook Click here to join our group.  Twitter Click here to follow us.

Who are Green Squeeze?

We are an independent campaign group of local people from the Derbyshire borough of Erewash.  We came together after proposals were unveiled to develop the redundant Stanton Iron Works site and put an access road straight through the Erewash countryside.  These proposals will have a dramatic effect on the local area and for many miles around.

What does this mean for you?

• This ‘road to ruin’ will not be used by the new town dwellers as it would be an indirect route to Nottingham and the A52. It will however devastate a unique area of the Erewash countryside.
• Dangerous traffic chaos will result as the new town dwellers will ‘rat run’ through Sandiacre, Stapleford, Stanton by Dale, Dale Abbey, Risley, Trowell, Kirk Hallam and Bramcote to access Nottingham and Derby. Our existing HGV problems will simply be made worse.
• We favour the routes that use existing transport infrastructure and do not destroy the Erewash countryside, as well as improved public transport.
• Saint Gobain will announce their proposed road route in 2010 and will submit a planning application for the site some time in 2011.
• Green Squeeze is campaigning for a sustainable new community that prioritises jobs over housing – a flagship to be proud of that will endure for future generations.

What can you do?

With your help we can stop the needless destruction of this lovely area.  So please help us by doing the following:

• Donate to the campaign - no matter how small, your donations of time or money are invaluable to us.
• Sign our online petition.
• Voice your concerns - by contacting the people who are involved in the decision-making process.
• Attend a fund raising event - learn more about the campaign.
• Download our window poster - display it in your window.
• Email all your friends - raise awareness of the campaign.
• Sign up and join us - receive our newsletters.
• Join our Facebook group.

You can further help Green Squeeze by: finding additional material for the website, exchanging ideas with similar protest groups, volunteering any specialist skills or spare time, coming to our meetings, supporting fund raising events or donating to the campaign.

Thank you for your continued support.