Moved to tears by the proposed felling of over 500 mature trees in her home town of Kendal, Sue responded by writing a song to save our riverside trees.
In Kendal, on the edge of the Lake District, plans were being drawn up that would tear the green heart out of town and wreak havoc on its cherished riverside…
At the public planning meeting to discuss the Kendal flood plans, I sat in the public gallery, thinking I would leave it to the experts. What I heard was shocking.
• We are asking the Environmental Agency and South Lakeland District Council to Pause! Review! Rethink! the three phases of the Kendal Flood Management Scheme proposal.
• Stop the spread of misinformation and work with local residents and businesses to inform and educate on what the proposed scheme will really mean.
• Protect the wildlife and ecology of the River Kent and its surrounding area.
• Initiate an urgent independent review on the Environment Agency’s treatment of locals and the proposals environmental, economical and cultural impacts.