Update.

Hearty congratulations to the Respose2Route group for a very successful Fund Raising evening held at The Weston Hotel on Thursday 24th June 2010.

Both Newbridge Matters and Response 2Route need to raise considerable funds if they are to have any chance of being represented legally at any future Public Inquiry.

Many people we speak with seem to think that the BTP/BRT schemes are ‘dead in the water’ due to the Government’s recent announcements of financial cutbacks but this is NOT so.

The Government will hold a ‘Spending Review’ this year in October and it is unlikely that any decision will be made before then on whether B&NES will succeed in qualifying for any Grant Money from the Department for Transport [DfT] for these schemes.

However, even if no Grant Money becomes available, B&NES have advised that “Any assumption that the DfT represents the only potential source of funding for this project is flawed.”

We therefore urge you to continue to contribute to the Newbridge Matters Fighting Fund details of which can be found by visiting our website and clicking on the picture of the ‘Pig Moneybox’ and of course thank those who have already contributed.

We really do need your support by way of contributions, no matter how small as every pound will count.