National Highways LTC community pop-up events
National Highways have informed us that they will be holding some Lower Thames Crossing community pop-up events in September/October 2022.
In their email to us NH say, the pop-up events will give people another chance to meet their team, talk to them about their plans – including proposals on new walker, cyclist, and horse rider routes. They also say that people can learn more about how they are designing the Lower Thames Crossing to be the greenest road ever built!!
‘New’ paths for walkers, cyclists, and horse riders is funny since, as we’ve previously shown, many of the ‘new’ paths are existing paths that people use now. Just because they would need to realign the paths does not make them ‘new’ paths in our opinion.
As for the “greenest road ever built” don’t even get us started! The proposed Lower Thames Crossing would be hugely destructive and harmful, and emit over 7 million tonnes of carbon emissions, at a time of climate emergency. To make a statement like this is despicable and absolute greenwash nonsense. If you go along to one of the events, don’t forget to tell them which shade of green paint they should use, if it goes ahead, because that’s the only way LTC could be green!
They also stated in the email to us that these are the next round of their regular programme of events and that they’ll be planning more in the future.
Seems like NH/LTC are desperate to keep up the propaganda and greenwash attempts for LTC to us!
Pop-up events – Sept 2022
Anyway, here’s a list of the events for those that wish to go along, ask questions, and let them know what you think.
LTC Community Pop-up events Sept/Oct 2022
Weds 14th – 10-am to 8.30pm (Indoor event) LAKESIDE – CANCELLED
Lakeside Shopping Centre (ground floor, opposite M&S), Thurrock Way RM20 2ZP
Thurs 15th – 10-am to 8.30pm (Indoor event) LAKESIDE – CANCELLED
Lakeside Shopping Centre (ground floor, opposite M&S), Thurrock Way RM20 2ZP
Fri 16th – 10am to 4.30pm (Outdoor event) DARTFORD – CANCELLED
Dartford Town Centre (opposite Natwest Bank), High Street, DA1 1DU
Sat 17th – 10am to 5pm (Indoor event) BRENTWOOD – CANCELLED
The Baytree Shopping Centre (opposite Wilko’s), Brentwood, CM14 4BX
Tues 20th – 10am to 5.30pm (Indoor event) MAIDSTONE
The Mall Maidstone (opposite Vodafone shop), Pad’s Hill, Maidstone, ME15 6AT
Weds 21st – 10am to 4pm (Outdoor event) ROMFORD
Romford Market, 98 Market Place, RM1 3ER
Thurs 22nd – 10am to 4.30pm (Outdoor event) UPMINSTER
Upminster Park (in front of the playground), Corbets Tey Rd, Upminster, RM14 2BE
Fri 23rd – 10am to 4.30pm (Outdoor event) GRAVESEND
Gravesend Town Centre (opposite Natwest Bank), King Street, DA12 2XX
Sat 24th – 10am to 4.30pm (Outdoor event) GRAYS
Grays Town Centre (outside Barclays Bank), High St, Grays, RM17 6NB
Tues 27th – 10am to 6.30pm (Indoor event) GILLINGHAM
Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, Hempstead Valley Drive (opposite M&S), Gillingham, ME7 3PD
Weds 28th – 10am to 8.30pm (Indoor event) BLUEWATER
Bluewater Shopping Centre (ground floor, opposite M&S), Bluewater Pkwy, Dartford, Greenhithe, DA9 9ST
Thurs 29th – 10am to 8.30pm (Indoor event) BLUEWATER
Bluewater Shopping Centre (ground floor, opposite M&S), Bluewater Pkwy, Dartford, Greenhithe, DA9 9ST
The following events replace the events that had been due to take place on 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th Sept, which were postponed due to the period of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Fri 30th September 2022 – 10am to 4.30pm (Outdoor event) DARTFORD
Dartford Town Centre (opposite Natwest Bank), High Street, DA1 1DU
Tues 4th October 2022 – 10am to 5pm (Indoor event) BRENTWOOD
The Baytree Shopping Centre (opposite Wilko’s), Brentwood, CM14 4BX
Weds 5th October 2022 – 10am to 8.30pm (Indoor event) LAKESIDE
Lakeside Shopping Centre (ground floor, opposite M&S), Thurrock Way RM20 2ZP
Thurs 6th October 2022 – 10am to 8.30pm (Indoor event) LAKESIDE
Lakeside Shopping Centre (ground floor, opposite M&S), Thurrock Way RM20 2ZP
Related
National Highways website info on LTC pop-up events – click here