Television
Our first 'SBM' protest on Thursday, 23rd October 2008 was featured on the BBC Points West show at 6.30pm the same day. We organised this protest in just 3 days and there was a fantastic turnout (around 100 people according to the Bath Chron). Thanks to everyone that managed to make it and also to those that sent kind emails and words of support. Click here to view the news coverage.
The second 'SBM' protest took place outside the Guildhall on Saturday, 8th November 2008. Again, a great turnout. The event was covered by BBC Points West, ITV News, Bath Chronicle & Western Daily Press.
Radio
BBC Radio Bristol, Thursday 23rd October.
Our campaign made headline news. 'Breakfast with Richard Wyatt' featured a recorded interview with two of our campaigners, followed by live interviews with Don Foster MP and Cllr Charles Gerrish. During 'Drive Time with Ben Prater', Mark Stephens (one of our spokepeople) gave a live interview and account of the day's protest.
To hear Mark's interview, click here (the file size is 3.58mb - for those without broadband, it may open quicker if you save it to your pc first)
National Press
Plan to turn Bath's historic meadows into car park provokes fury, The Guardian, 25 May 2009
Flood of Protest, The Guardian, 19 Feb 2009
Local Press
Transport Plans: was it a stitch-up?, Bath Chronicle, 11 June 2009
Park and ride protesters step up campaign with public meeting, Bath Chronicle, 10 June 2009
Is Bath apathy leading the city into a real transport disaster?, Letter from P Johnston published in the Bath Chronicle, 16 Apr 2009
New park and ride site puts Bath at risk, Letter from Mark Stephens published in the Bath Chronicle, 19 Mar 2009
Will ancient history be lost for ever?, Letter from P Burns published in the Bath Chronicle, 5 Mar 2009
Hundreds object to transport package, Bath Chronicle, 4 Mar 2009
Have floods proved flaw in Batheaston plan?, Bath Chronicle, 17 Feb 2009
Council rejects park-ride flooding fears, Bath Chronicle, 17 Feb 2009
May deadline for transport scheme decision, Bath Chronicle, 4 Feb 2009
Plans in for controversial transport shake-up, Bath Chronicle, 29 Jan 2009
Why Bathampton's the wrong place for a park and ride, Letter from David Lavington published in the Bath
Chronicle, 13 Jan 2009
Bid to review rapid bus scheme thrown out, Bath Chronicle, 21 Nov 2008
Opposition bids to put brake on transport plans, Bath Chronicle, 13 Nov 2008
Letters Special - Bath's transport future debate, Bath Chronicle, 12 Nov 2008
Guildhall protest over Bathampton park and ride plan, Bath Chronicle, 08 Nov 2008
Protestors go to the top in transport row, Western Daily Press, 10 Nov 2008
Campaign to sell transport shake-up begins, Bath Chronicle, 06 Nov 2008
New rapid bus plan – scheme opposition remains strong, Bath Chronicle, 06 Nov 2008
Has the park-and-ride (east) been relocated and resized?, Bath Chronicle, 06 Nov 2008
Warning over bus scheme funding, Bath Chronicle, 05 Nov 2008
Opposition grows to Bath transport scheme, Western Daily Press, 04 Nov 2008
Battle lines over park and ride plans, Bath Chronicle, 04 Nov 2008
Scale of park and ride overhaul revealed, Bath Chronicle, 28 Oct 2008
Bathampton Meadows Park and Ride Protest - Video coverage & interviews, Western Daily Press, 24 Oct 2008
Transport plans to go on show, Bath Chronicle, 23 Oct 2008
Protesters say no to council's park and ride plans for Bath, Western Daily Press, 23 Oct 2008
Groups link up to fight transport plans, Bath Chronicle, 22 Oct 2008
Delays 'to double' at busy city junction, Bath Chronicle, 22 Oct 2008
Questions (and a song) about Bathampton plan, Bath Chronicle, 16 Oct 2008
Our lives will be ruined by car park plan, Bath Chronicle, 08 Oct 2008
Traders' concern over impact of new bus route, Bath Chronicle, 06 Oct 2008
A question of transport - readers have their say on city's plans, Bath Chronicle, 01 Oct 2008
Let's use the railway to avoid mistake of park-and-ride at Bathampton & the BRT, Bath Chronicle, 24 Sept 2008
My grim view of the park-and-ride future, Bath Chronicle, 24 Sept 2008
Green belt double talk?, Bath Chronicle, 24 Sept 2008
Parish to quiz villagers on park-ride scheme, Bath Chronicle, 22 Sept 2008
Park-and-ride continues to divide, Bath Chronicle, 17 Sept 2008
Council warns of funding problems if transport schemes scrapped, Bath Chronicle, 17 Sept 2008
Altering transport plan would cost council £5m, Bath Chronicle, 12 Sept 2008
Meeting over Park and Ride Plans, Bath Chronicle, 08 Sept 2008
BATH PARK & RIDE EAST BATHAMPTON MEADOWS UNDER THREAT
