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ECAAG Protest Tearing the Heart Out of London

2/12/2015

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On Saturday 7th February 2015,  the Earl's Court Area Action Group protest "Tearing the Heart Out of London" took place at various locations down the Lillie Road.  It was great to see so many residents take part and to have the support of the local Piccadilly and District West RMT branch who came along with their banner. We had children there with their parents as well as dogs bringing their owners. The atmosphere was happy and there was lots of singing and chanting.

We assembled outside Earls Court 1, opposite West Brompton tube station at 11am. Our protest was filmed by ITV London News and we made their 5pm news bulletin later that day.  Artist Duggie Fields who has lived in Earl's Court for over 40 years was shown on ITV speaking passionately about the importance of the Exhibition Centre and Linda Sanders from the West Kensington estate spoke about the problems tenants can have when they move from their homes and are faced with different tenancy agreements which means they may not be able to remain in their new accommodation. 

We also welcomed John Rogers of the Trews Report and a reporter from university student radio. 

At the Capco Lillie Square showroom, which was closed when usually it is open on a Saturday, a resident of Earl's Court and a resident of the West Kensington and Gibbs Green estates served an eviction notice on Capco.  Protesters held up sheets of paper making up the phrase "Hall of Shame". Then when they turned the papers around you saw pictures of all those implicated in the Earl's Court "Masterplan".

We staged a die-in in Empress Place, opposite the Capco showroom, to highlight the concerns ECAAG has concerning the asbestos in Earls Court 1, as well as poorer air quality, noise, vibration and dust arising from the demolitions. Some supporters were dressed in "hazard" suits and wore face masks. 

Our protest then ended outside the Lillie Bridge depot which is also up for demolition as part of the "Masterplan".  It is a centre of manufacturing excellence and houses safety teams for London Underground.

We retired to The Bolton pub in Earl's Court (formerly O'Neill's) to warm up!

Many thanks to all who attended on the day and/or helped in publicising and organising the protest.

More pictures are under the tab ECAAG Protest on this website.
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Stop Tearing The Heart Out of London

2/7/2015

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Linda Wade, Chair of ECAAG speaking about the impact of the Earl's Court Masterplan on local residents and the London-wide housing crisis.  London Live TV Interview on the eve of the ECAAG protest Stop Tearing the Heart Out of London.
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STOP TEARING THE HEART OUT OF LONDON

2/4/2015

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The Earl's Court Area Action Group invites local residents, businesses, London-wide action groups, environmentalists, press and social media commentators to join us on Saturday 7 February 2015 at 11AM in peaceful protest against the growth of mega-developments that are Tearing the Heart out of London and Earl's Court/West Kensington in particular.

STOP
The demolition of Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, the West Kensington and Gibbs Green estates and the Lillie Bridge depot - as in other sites - demolition will tear out jobs, communities, businesses and local life.

STOP
The increase in poor air quality, pollution, noise, vibration and other public health issues due to demolition and construction

STOP
Buy-to-leave designer developments that fail to deliver genuinely affordable housing for ordinary Londoners

STOP
Politicians and policies, putting fast-buck developers before people

JOIN US ON SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2015 AT 11AM.

Assembly point:  Outside West Brompton Underground Station, Old Brompton Road, London SW5 9JX at 11.00 AM

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/stop/490000260P/west-brompton-station?lineId=430

If you are coming along or you cannot make it, please support us on the day via social media on Twitter and Facebook so that our voices will be heard. 
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