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[TP]

I've copied this blurb from a post on VD:

Fellow team members.

Whatever your current view upon life in the UK (and I don’t really want you all to tell me). There is an increasing tendency for long standing traditional activities to be blighted by the NIMBYs (NIMBY stands for Not in My Back Yard).

Castle Combe Race Track (which is near Bath) is the last remaining licensed venue in the South West for circuit racing motor sport. It has been in action since the 50’s but is currently under threat from a local pressure group which is trying to place a noise restriction order upon it. The noise levels to which they are objecting occur for less than 5.5 hours in any one year and I personally struggle to see how this creates a statutory nuisance. In recent years the Circuit has taken preventative measures which it is legally bound to do under the law and they have taken ‘best practicable means’.

If this pressure group succeeds it will essentially close Castle Combe and yet another piece of our motoring heritage will be lost to petty politics.

If you feel as I do, that the circuit should remain (it also creates a lot of jobs in the locality), there is an online petition which you can sign. Weblink is below.

Hope that goes towards giving some background to assist your decision on whether to sign ot not.



TP
Public Service Announcer and All Round Good Guy.