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Posted by Edward Aboud on Monday, August 27, 2012,
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Thanks to Wendover HS2, a link to our website has now been added to the links page on their site. Wendover HS2 are also considering a partnership with us. Click here to go to the Wendover HS2 website. Continue reading ...
Croxley Rail Link to be cheaper alternative to HS2
Posted by Edward Aboud on Thursday, August 23, 2012,
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High Speed 2
I am supporting an idea of the London Underground Metropolitan line to be extended to Watford Junction. Although the existing Watford station would be closed, there will be many benefits: - Quicker access to Birmingham from Chesham, Croxley and all train stations between Aylesbury Vale Parkway and North Harrow, by getting the Croxley Rail Link to Watford Junction and then using the existing London - Birmingham line from there
- It will allow new proposed stations at Ascot Road and Watford Hospital,...
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68% of us don't want HS2 to go across the Chilterns
Posted by Edward Aboud on Thursday, August 23, 2012,
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High Speed 2
According to a current poll on the Buckinghamshire Examiner website ( www.buckinghamshireexaminer.co.uk), 68% of us have answered 'No' in a poll which asks 'Do you support plans for a high speed rail link to whizz trains through the Chilterns on their way from London to the Midlands?' This has made us more confident about stopping HS2, although the poll only asks if people want HS2 to go across the Chilterns, and not if they support the whole idea. Go to http://www.buckinghamshireexaminer.co.u... Continue reading ...
HS2 to cost £1 billion before work even starts
Posted by Edward Aboud on Tuesday, August 21, 2012,
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High Speed 2
New figures show High Speed 2 is set to cost the Government £1 billion before any contruction work begins. The figures, revealed under the Freedom of Information Act, have been attacked by anti-HS2 protesters in Bucks. Campaigners have long argued that the business case has not been made for the £34 billion high speed rail project and wanted to find out how much HS2 Ltd had already spent on the link through the Chilterns. The Government has already spent more than £88 million including both r... Continue reading ...
Find us on Facebook
From now on, we will only be posting our most important updates on this website. Most of our updates will be on our new official Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Junior-Bucks-Stop-HS2-Organization/306918449345129). Continue reading ...
VERY BAD NEWS
Posted by Ed on Tuesday, January 10, 2012,
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High Speed 2
BAD NEWS VERY BAD NEWS - Today the government has decided that HS2 will go ahead. Click on the link below to view a BBC news article where there is a bird's eye view of the route of HS2. Most of the video shows the countryside affected.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16478954
Click on the link below to view a video of what HS2 will look like going through the Chilterns.
http://vimeo.com/34661478
We unfortunately lost the fight against the white elephant high speed rail line, but thank you very much ... Continue reading ...
Happy New Year!
2012 will be a big year for all of us at the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization and for many other people against HS2, as 2012 will be the year that Justine Greening MP (the Secretary State for Transport) will make the big decision as whether or not HS2 will go ahead. It will also be a year since we were in the Bucks Examiner on Friday 27th January. Continue reading ...
New Stop HS2 Poster
Posted by Ed on Thursday, December 29, 2011,
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High Speed 2
Ed has designed a new poster against HS2 for the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization. Below is the poster. To print the poster, click here and then hold down Ctrl + P (does not work on mobile devices). Continue reading ...
Oak Tree Lament Reaches #1 in HMV chart
Oak Tree Lament by Dirty Mavis (the official HS2 protest song) has recently reached #1 in the HMV Digital Top 40 Tracks Chart. The song needs to stay at #1, so please use email and social networking websites to spread the word about Oak Tree Lament. Note: This message was up-to-date on 28th December 2011 at approximately 7.30pm. The HS2 protest song may not still be at #1 at the time you are reading this. Click Here to view the current HMV Digital Top 40 Tracks Chart. Continue reading ...
Oak Tree Lament (Stop the HS2) Single
Posted by Ed on Monday, December 19, 2011,
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High Speed 2
A band called Dirty Mavis was asked to write a song about the effects of HS2. Their song has come out today and is now downloadable on iTunes, Amazon and on the HMV website - just search 'Oak Tree Lament'. You can also watch the music video on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdruOY7clX0.
Please download the song now and rate it 5 stars! Continue reading ...
HS2 Public Consultation has now ended
Posted by Ed on Wednesday, August 3, 2011,
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High Speed 2
The HS2 Public Consultation ended on 29th July. Continue reading ...
Proposal for Croxley Rail Link means getting to Birmingham quicker
I have heard about a proposal for the LU Metropolitan Line to be extended from Croxley to Watford Junction. We are in favour of this proposal. Here is what that section of the Metropolitan Line would look like if the extension went ahead:
This could make it quicker for people to get to Birmingham from Chesham, Amersham, Little Chalfont, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Moor Park, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Pinner, North Harrow, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Northwick Park, Preston Road, Wembley Park, Cr... Continue reading ...
Only 3 days until deadline for subscribing replies
If you want to be emailed all the replies we receive from 10 Downing Street from sending our anti-HS2 online petition entries to David Cameron, please email 'SUBSCRIBE REPLIES' as the subject to edaboud.stophs2@gmail.com immediately. The deadline is Wednesday 1st June at 8.30pm. Continue reading ...
Sign Up for Monthly Newsletter if you haven't signed our online petition
Posted by Ed on Saturday, May 28, 2011,
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Website
I have now added a form on this website where you can sign up for our monthly newsletter, even if you haven't signed our anti-HS2 online petition. To sign up, just click on "Sign Up for our monthly newsletter" and fill in the form.
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Anti-HS2 online petition entries are posted to David Cameron
Ed has now posted our anti-HS2 online petition entries to David Cameron. If you want to look at the replies we receive from 10 Downing Street, either check regularly on the 'Gallery' page of our website or email 'SUBSCRIBE REPLIES' as the subject to edaboud.stophs2@gmail.com. Continue reading ...
Anti-HS2 online petition entries finally come to a close
Posted by Ed on Saturday, April 30, 2011,
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Website
You can no longer sign our anti-HS2 online petition, as Ed will send all of our online petition entries to David Cameron within the next few days. Thank you to the 22 people who did sign our online petition and the 78 people who signed our hand-written anti-HS2 petition, making a total of 100 anti-HS2 petition entries! We are delighted that we are representing Buckinghamshire and Tring and have a lot more anti-HS2 petition entries than we expected, thanks to Ben Dent, Caitlin Barratt, Edward ... Continue reading ...
Countdown until closing date for anti-HS2 online petition entries - 3 days
It is now only 3 days to go until the closing date for all anti-HS2 online petition entries.
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Only 10 Days Until Closing Date for Anti-HS2 Online Petition Entries
Posted by Ed (On behalf of the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization) on Wednesday, April 20, 2011,
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Website
It is now only 10 days until the closing date for all Anti-HS2 online petition entries on Saturday 30th April, and after that, you won't be able to sign our Anti-HS2 petition, not by hand or online, so if you haven't yet, we advise you to sign our Anti-HS2 online petition IMMEDIATELY to ensure your entry will be counted. And a big thank you to everyone who has already signed our Anti-HS2 petition, whether it's by hand or online, it makes it even more unlikely that the HS2 will go ahead. THANK... Continue reading ...
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