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Published Date: 30 July 2008
Campaigners fighting the Ford eco-town plans build a cardboard town of their own to show their opposition.
Campaigners from the CAFE group had built a cardboard eco-town outside the village which housing minister Caroline Flint had to walk past to reach her meetings this afternoon.

Terry Knott, CAFE's vice chairman, said he hoped today's protest would show Ms Flint how strongly the community was opposed to the Ford eco-town idea.

"We also want to make sure that Ms Flint is aware that Ford Airfield is not this large lump of concrete which she seems to think it is," he said.

"It is at least an 87 per cent greenfield site. That does not make sense to us to be building on it. Eco-friendly housing has got to be properly planned and in the right place."

Mr Knott and fellow CAFE member Vicky Newman met Ms Flint at the House of Commons at a protest rally on June 30.


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  • Last Updated: 30 July 2008 4:29 PM
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