Silverlands Action Campaign

Newsletter 2 9 November 2001

Latest Government Move

Planning application for Silverlands site withdrawn by the Health Secretary Alan Milburn on 6.11.01 prior to going to the Planning Committee on the 07.11.01. The Planning application was flawed and therefore withdrawn to avoid its rejection by the Planning Committee. We expect a revised planning application to be submitted within the next couple of weeks.

But Work Continues !

Despite the fact that the Home Office say their plans are under review and they have not yet got planning permission, work is continuing with the £2 million refurbishment of Silverlands.

The good news is a local heating installer has turned down a lucrative contract at the site.

Major Event – Deputation to Tony Blair & Vigil

We need every child in the area to produce a drawing of what they enjoy doing outdoors. These drawings will then be taken to Downing St. so that we can impress on Mr Blair that family life will never be the same if a paedophile unit is located in our or any other residential area.

The pictures with the children’s first name and age should be sent to the contact address below, other collection/delivery arrangements will be communicated in next weeks news letter.

We intend to support this on the day with your help in putting on a mass candle lit vigil in the local area to attract the TV companies and the press. This is provisionally scheduled for 30 November. Full details will be communicated in next week’s newsletter. Watch this space!

Candle Lit Vigils

Every Friday night 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please support if you can

even if just for 15 mins. On 02 November more than

200 people turned out again during the course of the evening.

Contact Us At:

Silverlands Action Campaign, Moorewell House, Lyne Lane, Lyne, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0AJ

By phone on 07960 828113

e.mail to silverlandsgroup@hotmail.com

Internet - WWW.silverlandsgroup.org

Keep Writing

Please keep writing to Beverley Hughes MP at House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA, copied to Phillip Hammond MP at the same address. Letters asking specific questions about what other sites are being considered, what the review process and timescales are, asking for more information on absconders and the number of voluntary patients that have curtailed their treatment will mean that she has to respond to your letter.

Legal Action – Fundraising

We now need to explore what Legal avenues there are that would help our cause. This will be very costly, we therefore now need to raise substantial funds to support this and other campaign activity. Please send any donations / contributions for our fighting fund payable to Silverlands Action Campaign at the contact address.

Making News - TV & Press Coverage so far

18/10 Surrey Herald, Chertsey edition broke the story. Each week since the Surrey Herald has provided extensive coverage of the campaign.

21/10 News Of the World article

23/10 onwards County Sound and Eagle radio extensive news coverage

26/10 BBC London & S East TV along with Sky TV cover vigil protest

31/10 BBC London & S East TV cover Beverley Hughes visit to Silverlands and the civic offices

1/11 Daily Telegraph news article

4/11 Independent Newspaper visits site for story & photos

Fact File

Silverlands is located:

· Within 2.5 miles of more than 20 schools

· 2.5 miles from over 10 childcare facilities

· where 7,000+ children are educated or cared for

· In the same road as a centre for highly vulnerable children with physical and mental disabilities

· Opposite a hospital with a large paediatric facility, including a section which deals with children who have been abused

· In the same area as one of UK’s largest theme parks – Thorpe Park

Contact Us At:

Silverlands Action Campaign, Moorewell House, Lyne Lane, Lyne, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0AJ

By phone on 07960 828113

e.mail to silverlandsgroup@hotmail.com

Internet - WWW.silverlandsgroup.org