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Type of site | Information site |
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Available in | English |
Owner | SNUB |
Created by | SNUB |
Revenue | From Donations |
URL | www.snubcampaign.org [ usurped ] |
Commercial | No |
Registration | None |
Launched | 22 January 2010 [1] |
Current status | Active |
SNUB or Stop Norwich UrBanisation is a non-profit organisation based around Norwich, United Kingdom, [2] whose aim is to stop the urbanisation of Norwich and its surrounding villages, such as Rackheath, Salhouse, Wroxham and Postwick. [3]
The work of SNUB has received national coverage on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today programme [3] [4] and they have also received local coverage on television programmes such as BBC One's Politics Show, [5] BBC One's Look East, [6] ITV's Anglia Tonight [7] and a BBC One Norwich North By-Election Special; [8] and in local newspapers, such as the Eastern Daily Press [9] and the Norwich Evening News. [10]
In March 2012, after a successful legal challenge at the High Court, they announced that the actor Martin Shaw would become their official patron. [11] In a press release, he announced that he was "simply furious and upset by your plight and that of all of us who wish to live in quiet and peace. I will be your Patron and keep fighting". [11]
SNUB have worked alongside some local residents in protesting against the proposed Rackheath Eco-town, as they claim the plans are flawed and will lead to massive overdevelopment of the area. [7] [12]
An official petition on the 10 Downing Street petitions website was created by SNUB, and had nearly 300 online signatures (as of June 2010), [13] and a paper petition with over 3000 signatures. [14]
SNUB opposed the Norwich Northern Distributor Road which some objectors called the "Road to Nowhere", as it no longer is planned to link up to Taverham and the A47. [15]
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