DARC Matters – 2
PARC Against DARC’s crowdfunding appeal publicity
PARC Against DARC – the organisation dedicated to fighting the proposal for a space radar station in west Pembrokeshire – has announced that its volunteers will be delivering 18,000 flyers to homes across the county, in an attempt to reach more than a third of the county’s population.
It says: “The operation is on an unprecedented scale, with unprecedented targeting focus, and with the official, statutory public consultation on DARC approaching . . . we at PARC are ready.”
Its wider ambition is to reach every home in Pembrokeshire: “To pull this off, we’re going to need many miles out on the road, flyers through letterboxes . . . and that’s why we have a new crowdfunder aimed at helping us achieve our goal.”
PARC Against DARC is also drawing attention to two Pembrokeshire county council-led “public engagement sessions” in relation to the Newgale Coastal Adaptation Project, basically a plan for a Newgale bypass.
These take place on Wednesday 29 January in Victoria Hall, Roch (10am to 7pm) and on Saturday 1 February in the Memorial Hall, St Davids (10am to 4pm). It is necessary to book at Tickettailor.
The county council says: “Subject to successful Welsh Government funding being awarded, a planning application will be made for Phase 1 of the project later in 2025. An environmental statement, setting out an assessment of the likely environmental effects of the proposed development, will be submitted as part of the planning application.” More information at www.newgalecoastaladaptation.co.uk.
Although the new road is described as part of meeting “the challenges of a changing coastline at Newgale”, it.is also seen by some as likely to be essential to the DARC project; those opposing DARC see the road as a possible “Trojan horse”, literally paving the way for DARC to become a reality.
