Life in Beckworth » Heathrow http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth Bringing you the (almost) everyday comings and goings of the residents of Beckworth, a typical English market town. Informing you about their lives through the mediums of words, images, an interactive map and stereophonic sound recordings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Local Businesses To Petition Government Over London Airport Report http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/beckworth-guild-of-trade-commerce/local-businesses-to-petition-government-over-london-airport-report/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/beckworth-guild-of-trade-commerce/local-businesses-to-petition-government-over-london-airport-report/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2015 07:36:07 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=5226 Continue reading →]]> Good morning to you all. I’m hoping I can rely on local common folk such as yourself to join me and the Beckworth trade guild in airing (no pun intended) our disappointment at this week’s biased report into the future of London’s airports. We at the guild have campaigned tirelessly to have an international airport sighted in the green fields of Beckworth but we, the “little people,” have once again been ignored. Our plan may not be as glamorous as Boris Island, as close to London as Heathrow (therefore we’d have no issues about polution) or in the heart of the South of England like Gatwick. But we have far more charity shops than both Luton and Stanstead and they got a ruddy mention in the report. We didn’t even get that. And we have impressive transport links that have been overlooked. We can already boast twice daily buses to the nearest train station, where passengers can catch a train that goes quite close to London. But let’s not be defeated, the battle may be lost but the war is far from over. So please sign the petition “Beckworth Wants An Airport. Or At Least A Runway,” which will be on view in many of the town’s shops from today. Or allow yourself to be harassed by a chugger on the high street. Let’s fight together. Yours sincerely, Valerie Saddleworth CBE. Chairlady. The Beckworth Guild of Trade & Commerce

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(Above) An architect’s plans for the proposed Beckworth International Airport as submitted to the Government’s commission

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