HCC incinerator decision day – Wednesday, 24 October 2012
The Hatfield Against Incineration (HAI) campaign group, Friends of the Earth, North Mymms Greenbelt Society, and residents of the soon-to-be-blighted areas (particularly Hatfield and Welham Green) turned up for Hertfordshire County Council's Development Control Committee meeting where a decision on granting planning permission for HCC's pet project was granted – by HCC. Access to the chamber was restricted and a very limited amount of space was available in another room with an audio connection (which must have been hard to follow as even those in the chamber found it difficult to know who was speaking).
Click here for the HAI Summary of the meeting
Click here for addtitional information on the meeting
Some of the protestors gathered in front of County Hall, Hertford
Nigel Quinton, Chair of Welwyn Hatfield Liberal Democrats, addresses the crowd of protestors
Simon Archer, who later presented four petitions on behalf of the main Welwyn Hatfield political parties at the meeting, addresses the crowd
More views of protestors gathered in front of County Hall
Sections of the crowd
More views of the crowd of protestors
Section of the protest which attracted old and young, and people of all backgrounds
Mark Lampert, organiser of the South Hatfield Fete, taking pictures of the event
Close ups of the crowd and some of the placards on display
WHBC councillors Kieran Thorpe and Maureen Cooke on the right. Cllr Thorpe was one of those who spoke against the incinerator at the meeting
The banner sums up the situation but the majority of councillors still voted for it
Welwyn Hatfield Friends of the Earth banner. The 'face mask' bearing anti-incinerator messages worn by the demonstrator on the right was made from a paper plate
HAI's Cathy Roe being interviewed by BBC London's Yvonne Hall
Simon Archer was another to face the media
Click here for: HCC Decision Day – Part 2
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