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Network Rail and the environment of Southend

Network Rail and the environment of Southend

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 4 months ago
Network Rail manages the land and their associated properties beside railway lines in Southend on Sea, Essex . Recently NR participated in structurally violating up to three miles of land. They did this by totally removing and killing all the trees and wildlife shrubberies, on land in and nearby to Southend East Station. Prior to this incident that land was beautified by these plants providing a safe haven for suitable wildlife. In addition they have been reluctant to communicate to a voluntary group about ways of maintaining a stained ceramic archway using community art even though the artist and equipment have been sourced. This petition is to raise to central governments concerns that we as a community have about Network rails obstructive ways of communicating with local communities that it serves. It is difficult to get in contact with any of its Directors or Non Executive Directors or to invite them to address the local council on matters affecting the community. Although they are a private company myself as part of the community of Southend are fed up of having to live with the remote communication tactics used by Network rail executive board for not being more of an organisation that listens to the communities that it serves nor have an approach for liaising with councils about some of itâ

Updates

April 21, 2008

I have sent a formal letter to the Network Rail regional office requesting a meeting to discuss their vegetation management policies and their refusal to engage on community art projects. Their response times have been unacceptable so I am now escalating these concerns to the local members of parliament. I will provide a summary of their reply as soon as it arrives.

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April 21, 2008

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Linda Beck
18 years ago Featured

Those trees were the only nice thing about that route. Shameful behavior from a company that just doesnt care about essex.

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Dave Rao
18 years ago Featured

They stripped everything bare near the station. It looks like a building site now. Total disgrace.

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Jo Mathis
18 years ago Featured

Used to be a lovely green stretch. Now its just dirt and rubble thanks to them. BRING THE GREENERY BACK!

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Gary Patterson
18 years ago Featured

Keep the community art project alive! Stop ignoring the people who actually live here.

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Sarah Rhodes
18 years ago Featured

Why do they treat our local spaces like they own the place? Southend deserves better than this mess.

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Mark Williamson
18 years ago Featured

Network Rail is a nightmare to deal with. Trying to get an answer from them is like talking to a brick wall.

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