Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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I still have an open mind on the drilling and would hate Guston to become another Balcombe with all those professional troublemakers who have the audacity to call themselves protesters.
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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21, but think of all the extra business for the Chance.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Very true Peter so long as they used the place rather than brewing their own
and were good spenders and if they didn't drive the regular customers away for ever.
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Brian Dixon
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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What the 'Frack' is going on?
Is this proposal not more in line with what GaryC explained earlier, the extraction of Methane from old coal-pit workings?
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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one resident on forum just moved to area has concerns
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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there is a public meeting this evening starting at 7 p.m. at the burgoyne heights community centre, alamein road, guston.
all welcome to discuss and put forward views on the impending fracking trial.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Unable to attend.Would appreciate brief report on form from anyone that goes.Thanks.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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only found out about this by chance, there is nothing on the guston parish council website and they appear to be uncontactable.
very short notice but hopefully people living near the areas likely to be affected will get along and share their knowledge on the subject.
Guest 1055- Registered: 17 Sep 2013
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ITV showing The Truth About Fracking : Tonight at 7:30pm
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Bob Whysman
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Lots of opinions on this Forum from Members expounding their views and fears of drilling and Fracking. I am posting a link to the Lewes forum, which is quite local to Balcombe, with many similar comments being posted.
The Balcombe situation has been ongoing for sometime now, so it may be interesting reading to look back a bit on past postings.
www.lewes.co.uk/forumDo nothing and nothing happens.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:only found out about this by chance, there is nothing on the guston parish council website and they appear to be uncontactable.
very short notice but hopefully people living near the areas likely to be affected will get along and share their knowledge on the subject.
I wonder how many of those living in this area actually have any in depth knowledge of the subject or will they just quote what they have read in various publications.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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its like climate change
if it is as those concerned say
its hard to turn the clock back
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i would imagine that a lot of hot air is being expounded at tonight's meeting, the meeting has been hastily convened and not many would have had the chance to read up on things other than media reports.
that's assuming many turned up.
Guest 1055- Registered: 17 Sep 2013
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Just returned from the Urgent Parish Meeting, very well attended wouldn't be surprised if there were at least 100 people attended, standing room only at the back.
Congratulations to the Guston Parish Council in convening this meeting at such short notice. Interesting panel of speakers including Oliver the geologist from Coastal Oil & Gas, two Balcombe Parish Councillors and the guston parish Councillors.
Very informative.
Coastal Oil & Gas have four drilling applications, one of which is approved (Woodnesborough near Sandwich). Mainly it seemed like the majority of people at the meeting felt the Guston site was too close to the residential area of the village and that the infrastructure wouldn't cope with the influx of big trucks. We were told the drill would emit an 80db noise. One of the Balcombe representatives said their drill could be heard at night. The Guston drill will be functional 24hrs a day 7 days a week.
Lots of other useful information, and given the emotive nation of this subject the meeting didn't seem to get lost in angry rants, unfortunately due to other commitments I had to leave at 9:30pm but I think the meeting planned to hold a vote for and against.
I'll be interested to read the minutes to find out what time the meeting closed.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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I would be interested in such a site as well
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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OK, uncle! Fracking it is...
Public meetings over prospect of fracking...
"...A public meeting hosted by Protect Kent will be held on Wednesday, September 25 from 7.15pm at Shepherdswell village hall."
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Public-meetings-prospect-fracking/story-19822701-detail/story.html#axzz2fQl7gtkoIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Thanks Tom.