Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.239
Object Name
T-Shirt
Title
Save Druridge T-shirt
Place
Druridge, Northumberland
Date
2015
Description
Large blue/teal t-shirt. It says "SAVE DRURIDGE." There is a gap inbetween the words, with a map image of Druridge. On top of this image there is a blue circle, with the text "SAVE IT" in the middle. There was a campaign to protect Druridge Bay. The 'Save Druridge' website states:
"Between 2016 and 2027, Banks Mining plans to extract at least 3 million tonnes of coal from a new opencast mine, called Highthorn, between Widdrington Village and Druridge Bay. The opencast will be operational for at least 7 yrs with possible extensions not out of the question. The mine will cause massive environmental destruction right next to one of Northumberlandâs most beautiful and loved beaches. Banks Mining says itâs good news for local people, and the environment. We say itâs all about money for Banks, and that local people, and our environment, will pay the price." In 2020, The UK government has rejected plans to develop an âenvironmentally unacceptableâ coalmine near Druridge Bay in Northumberland after years of fierce opposition from environmentalists. The ministry of housing, communities and local government refused planning permission for the project for a second time, saying the plans for a new open-cast mine in north-east England were ânot environmentally acceptableâ.
The decision brings an end to an almost five-year battle between environmental campaigners and the Banks Group, a Durham-based infrastructure firm, which hoped to extract millions of tonnes of coal for Britainâs steel and cement industries.
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