Get a ‘Love Bengeo’ Bag for Just £4

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Our Love Bengeo bags are available for just £4 each.  Not only do they look good but you'll be helping to support our campaign against gravel extraction in Bengeo. You can also buy our beautiful Bengeo postcards, featuring photos taken by our competition winners. Click below to view or download the order form. ...
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Ecology Comments

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Hertfordshire Ecology have issued comments on plans for gravel extraction in Bengeo. Their report highlights shortcoming and flaws in the application, with the summary stating: "Overall, the current proposal is flawed in terms of inadequate site description, impact assessment and mitigation and fails to provide the certainty required of a development of this scale in this location. It is unacceptable and should not be consented in its current form." » Read the full ecology report here Hertfordshire Ecology is an  ecological advisory service for Hertfordshire County Council and the 10 Local Authorities of Hertfordshire.  The services benefit from having access to sites, species and habitat information provided by the Hertfordshire Environmental Records Centre. Staff have access to a level of detail on species and sites that is not available more publicly. To find out more about their work visit www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/envplan/brcbio/eas....
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Concern Over EA Response

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Local MP Mark Prisk and Councillor Andrew Stevenson have both written to the Environment Agency raising concerns about the agency's response to plans for gravel extraction in Bengeo. Mark Prisk suggests that the EA has not met it's obligations in protecting water quality, while Andrew Stevenson goes in to more detail about shortcomings in the EA's response. Click on the link below to read the letters from Mark Prisk MP and Cllr.Andrew Stevenson. » Environment Agency letters ASMP Jun16...
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600 People Attend Field Fun Day

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On Sunday over six hundred people attended the Bengeo Field Fun Day - a fundraising event organised by the Stop Bengeo Quarry campaign held at Bengeo Primary School, which is only 320 metres from the site of the proposed gravel quarry. Local MP Mark Prisk attended the event and voiced his strong opposition to the proposal. He recognised the strength of feeling among local residents and paid tribute to the coordinated response of the SBQ campaign - "I am backing the Stop Bengeo Quarry campaign. It's clear this proposal would be bad for people's health, bad for the local environment and potentially bad for our fresh water supply." County Councillor Andrew Stevenson also spoke at the event, explaining the current status of the proposal and addressing many of the concerns of residents. He said that "after careful consideration of the applicant documentation and responses so far he has concluded that gravel extraction as proposed would threaten the community in five ways: 1. Water...
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Discover Walk Film

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More than 150 people came to join the Bengeo Field Discovery Walk organised by Stop Bengeo Quarry campaigners. The walk was organised as a treasure hunt trail with a map leading friends and families along the by-way across the field, past the lonely oak tree, St John’s Wood and around the edge of the field past the old Rickney’s quarry. Interviewed for the film made of the day, Mark Lynch, one of the co-founders of the Stop Bengeo Quarry campaign, said, "This quarry will destroy a magnificent open space, which is the only open space we have North of Hertford. It's ridiculously close to the local school and, as many people have said, you wouldn’t put a school next to a quarry so why on earth are they putting a quarry next to the school?" The support for the walk underlines the importance of this area for the local community. If the proposed quarry goes ahead the Bengeo Field as we know it...
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Bengeo Field Summer Challenge

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We are delighted to launch our Bengeo Field Summer Challenge. You are invited to join us for a number of Stop Bengeo Quarry events throughout this summer. At each event you will be able to collect a stamp on your personalised loyalty card. Those who collect the most stamps will be entered into a prize draw and the prizes are amazing – in both children and adult categories. More information about forthcoming events will be announced on our website and Facebook page. BENGEO FIELD DISCOVERY WALK And why not start the the Bengeo Field Summer Challenge at the first event – on Sunday 19 th June. It couldn’t be easier - you need to turn up at the Sacombe Rd Park (between the Wick and Buckwells Field) to get your map and challenge instructions for the Discovery Walk. The start is between 10-10.45. The map will guide you through the Bengeo Field and all 8 challenges on the way. You will need...
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Bengeo Quarry Campaign Gets Set For a Summer of Fun

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The campaign against proposals for a quarry just over 300 metres from Bengeo Primary School is gathering momentum with a summer of activities being planned. Plans are underway for Bengeo Field Fun Day on Sunday 10th July with live music from local bands, food and drink and activities for all ages including a fancy dress competition and the Great Bengeo Bake Off. The event will take place on the playing fields of Bengeo Primary School between 12 and 4pm. There will also be an opportunity to talk to local councillors about the quarry proposals. In the meantime, this Sunday (19th June) will see supporters have another chance to walk the field and take part in a treasure trail beginning at Sacombe Rd park at 10am. The route should take around an hour and everyone is welcome. Treasure maps can be bought on the day. The campaign has gained support across Hertford and surrounding villages and it is now pleased to announce that Chapmore End Association has joined...
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Why Fundraising

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Stop Bengeo Quarry campaign has so far been run at next to no cost, thanks to the generosity and commitment of all involved. Even most printing was done for free. To ensure adequate funding for a professional planning consultant to represent our communities and to provide the finance to pay for very specific investigations and research, we need your financial support. Any donation, large or small, will be most gratefully received. At the moment we are asking for your support through fundraising events. If you have any experience in fundraising, or have any ideas which can help the campaign, please contact us via our website. Thank you for your fantastic support to stop the Bengeo quarry....
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