“The National Park is Not the Right Place!” This leaves the Door Open by Suggesting there IS a Right Place for HOT Nuclear Wastes Under Cumbria

The article below was published by Open Democracy in 2013.  At that time Friends of the Lake District were conspicuous by their determined absence during the long hard  campaign to stop "Steps Towards Geological Disposal" from 2008 to 2013.  . Now in 2018, we really hope FoLD campaign to stop a nuclear dump ANYwhere under …

On this day 20 Years ago, 20 Miles from Sellafield – The Man from the Govnt says NO to Felling the Rusland Beeches

page 43 12th June 1997 Man from the Dept of Environment says NO! Hurray!!! Simon Pryce concluded “The beeches are a significant feature of the valley and make a considerable contribution to its character and amenity. There is NO JUSTIFICATION for felling them all on safety grounds and individuals could be retained for several decades.” […] …

Great News!

Great News!!   **Many Thanks** to all who have so generously donated we have been able to commission an expert report into Moorside impacts. The Crowd Funding appeal has just over a week to go and the more money we can raise the more we can do to #StopMoorside. There are lots ways people can get …

Why are Conservation Groups IGNORING Moorside While Objecting to Pylons?

Friends of the Lake District and the Lake District National Park Authority are getting together to oppose pylons through the Lakes from the proposed diabolic Moorside nuclear plant.  People think this is grand - this is great, at last some action. BUT to "support the offshore route for pylons"  while IGNORING Moorside, while keeping schtum about the plan to more …

Baroness Verma faces fresh rebellion over radioactive waste disposal debate. House of Lords, Moses Room, at 3.45 pm tomorrow, wed

LETTER TO TIM FARRON MP Dear Tim Tomorrow in the House of Lords at 3.45pm in the Moses Room Baroness Verma will be leading a plan to change the law in order to dump democracy along with nuclear waste. Having just found out about this, Radiation Free Lakeland and other voluntary groups have been frantically …

Just a Wren – Stop Moorside Advent Calendar

Exactly a month ago on November 4th, Radiation Free Lakeland invited Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Friends of the Lake District and the RSPB to join us on a walk to have a look at the wildlife on Greenmoorside. Friends of the Lake District said they were waiting for the consultation from the developers, while Cumbria Wildlife …