Climate change campaigners stage quarry protest
dailyrecord.co.ukLocal campaigners and members of Extinction Rebellion Stirling have staged a peaceful protest against the controversial resumption of quarrying activity on Cambusbarron’s Gillies Hill.Despite a long-standing campaign by villagers and after numerous twists and turns through the planning process, works started earlier this year after Patersons Quarries were granted permission for a track linking Polmaise Road to Murrayshall Quarry.Stirling Council had turned down the scheme on the grounds of noise, the impact on air quality and road safety – as well as the extent of tree loss on the hill.But a Scottish Government planning reporter upheld Patersons Quarries’ appeal against local councillors’ rejection of theplans.A climate activist said: “During the pandemic, everybody discovered just how important green spaces were to their physical and mental health and there is now a renewed and passionate appreciation for how important these areas are for us and for wildlife and the healing benefits to us all of being out in nature – something that is being lost on MSPs in the Scottish Government who only seem to care about how much money they can make by taking away our precious green spaces.”A local campaigner added: “If this quarrying goes ahead, the air pollution and noise pollution will be horrendous and constant.
This will have a huge detrimental impact on the physical and mental health of people who live in the area and all the people who live along the proposed transportation route that the HGV lorries will use.
Not to mention all the people who used Gillies Hill for walking, running, cycling and bird watching.”Campaigners had argued that the quarrying would bring a rise in CO2 emissions from lorries, noise, and a risk to
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