Wellingborough Walks Action Group at the High Court in London

Northants Telegraph

Wellingborough Walks Action Group at the Royal Courts of Justice for the judicial review into the felling of trees to make way for Route 2 to Stanton Cross

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00:00 The Walls, Save Our Trees!

00:02 The Wellingborough Walls, Save Our Trees!

00:05 The Wellingborough Walls!

00:07 Um, er, scared, slightly, nervous, but determined.

00:13 Yes, that's the word, determined.

00:15 We need to prove what we've looked at, what we've done over the last year,

00:20 so that people can hear and listen to us.

00:23 We need to be heard.

00:24 County councils need to listen to the residents of the Wellingborough Town Centre.

00:29 It's about time.

00:30 Yes, we've come, we've come really, this is our day in court,

00:34 and we've come to be heard on this matter,

00:38 and to permanently, to find a way to permanently save the trees and the walks,

00:44 the monument that is Wellingborough Walks.

00:47 For, not just for the last, we've had it for at least 100, 200 years,

00:52 we want it for another 200 years, for the people of our town

00:55 to always be able to enjoy, and for our natural environment to flourish.

01:00 We're here today to resolve this matter as much as we can on this day,

01:07 but we're here to be heard.

01:09 We do. The residents want us to be here on their behalf.

01:13 They've raised £70,000 to be here, of their own money, in this time of crisis.

01:19 So, we're here for them, so we'll see what we can do.

01:23 Thank you.

01:25 Save our trees! Save our walks! Save our trees! Save our walks!

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