On Saturday morning a large meeting will take place at the Millennium Forest Park in Marston at 10.30am. The meeting was covered by the Beds on Sunday as follows http://tinyurl.com/2wdcnsg

Parish councillors from across the constituency will be attending, along with various action groups and residents. The purpose of the meeting is to establish a co-ordinated response to the Covanta proposal and for individual groups to work in effective unity.

Sue Clarke, a Parish councillor from Cranfield, is working on a joint Parish Council response to the consultation stage of the proposal. Our problem is the IPC. Although destined to be abolished, the situation exists whereby any application which had already been submitted to the IPC will be completed.

The IPC was established by the previous Government to take decisions regarding large infrastructural planning applications, thereby removing the Government from any responsibility. This Government wants local people to take planning decisions which will affect their quality of life. Covanta knew this and therefore made sure they had their application in process before the election was called.

If you care about Mid Bedfordshire and object to a Wembley sized incinerator blighting our countryside and importing waste from all over the East of England, then we will hopefully see you there!