What's been achieved in 2018!

On this page is a quick news overview on what I've managed to achieve in 2018, I hope you agree its substantial. 
*We need a majority of residents to register and subscribe take the STH Campaign to the next level.
So please ask your neighbours to support the most important community campaign in Stanwell Moor's history, seeking to have Heathrow agree that OUR VILLAGE after "DECADES" of aircraft noise and pollution "MUST BE INCLUDED" in the Wider Property Offer Zone.

Quick News on the STH WPOZ Campaign for Stanwell Moor!

As the Sell to Heathrow Campaign continues to grow and is adopted by the residents of Stanwell Moor, the campaign website is our "ONLINE FACE" and a hugely important visual reminder for Heathrow/BAA and Local Government. 

This site markets our campaign, presents the strength of support and publishes campaign news. It is an important online tool to ensure that the feelings of our residents and our case for Stanwell Moor's inclusion into the Wider Property Offer Zone [WPOZ] is heard by everyone.

It was agreed the campaign services would be subsidised by donations. However that was dependent on at least 80% of registered members making a donation. Last year 43 homeowners out of over 360 did, so to keep the campaign going it will now to become a subscription service. Subscriptions are an independent choice, although we need a minimum number of subscribers, so we are asking as many homeowners on the village to help. Residents can still view some information on the site, other parts will be restricted for those subscribers. - You can find out more on the SUPPORT button above.

Everyone now knows that STH is the ONLY reason Heathrow is negotiating with us after years of weak representation and being ignored Stanwell Moor has a voice. STH has 'political support' at all levels. The campaign has been front-page news and packed-out events have already happened. We are having director-level meetings with Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL). Our case is undeniable and we want Heathrow Airport and our Councils to deliver better services, better facilities, less blight and FINALLY compensation for Stanwell Moor residents!

Below is a "Quick News" update on what I achieved last year. It will be open for 14-days from the 1st March until the 15th March 2019 and after that time all News, Updates and Social media will only be available to Supporters. - I hope it helps to inform everyone of how much work is going into this. - Thank You.

JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS:
*We've been on the Front Pages of several newspapers!

*Our Westminster MP Kwasi Kwarteng fully supports us and at a recent meeting he told me he's confident about Stanwell Moors case for inclusion into the WPOZ!
*Spelthorne Council now supports us and is requesting Heathrow include us in the WPOZ!
*Heathrow is now fully engaged with us and we're having meetings at Director level!
STH Campaign is getting Stronger Every Day. - And our Case for Inclusion is Undeniable
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THIS IS A CAMPAIGN FOR EVERYONE.
SO WE NEED "EVERY RESIDENT" TO SUPPORT IT!

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STH IN THE NEWS & PRESS REPORTS

The STH Campaign Timelines and The News - As it happened.
11th Nov 2017 – The STH campaign begins.
14th Dec 2017 - The campaign has been registered and details acknowledged by the Government and this is major plus for us!
6th January 2018 – Westminster MP Kwasi Kwarteng is supporting the Campaign!
26th January 2018 - After the shocking incident this morning we need everyone to register and WE WILL get the change we all want!
13th February 2018 – STH Campaign Meeting was attended by a huge crowd in the packed out Village Hall!
22nd February 2018 – The Sell to Heathrow Campaign, is front page in the Press – Surrey News!
23rd February 2018 – Heathrow to meet STH campaign organiser at the Compass Centre on the 5th March!
26th February 2018 – Residents call an EGM to elect a NEW Residents Association Committee
5th March 2018 - We have a very productive meeting with Rob Gray Heathrow Community Director and his team at the Compass Centre.
*Heathrow propose listening workshop, we forward a Stanwell Moor residents proviso - THIS IS AGREED!
*Heathrow want to work with STH Campaign and participate in future meetings. - THIS IS AGREED!
*(Everything very positive, Heathrow are engaged and everything looks good going forward!)
6th March 2018 - We have a front page article in the Chronicle & Informer.
6TH March 2018 - The old Stanwell Moor Residents Association resign.
10th March 2018 - Front page The Informer:- HEATHROW DENYING COMPENSATION TO STANWELL VILLAGE!
12th March 2018 - EGM held in the village hall and residents choose a NEW Residents Association!
16th March 2018 - Cllr Ian Harvey, Spelthorne Council issues a Press Release which backs my Stanwell Moor WPOZ Campaign and asks for Stanwells inclusion plus other concessions from Heathrow!

20th March 2018 - Heathrow hold its first ‘listening event’ for residents in a packed village hall!
23rd March 2018 - I meet with our MP Kwasi Kwarteng and he is fully behind STH and inclusion in WPOZ.
1st May 2018: - Fundraiser event for the Sell to Heathrow Campaign in village hall announced on Facebook.
4th May 2018: - Private car parking firm is parking vehicles on Stanwell Moor is reported by residents.
16th May 2018: - I had a meeting with the owners of Kestrel to outline my plan for off-road parking.
22nd May 2018: - We meet with Addison Lee who agree the blight and a no enter policy for Stanwell Moor
23rd May 2018: - Another meeting with Kestrel to discuss further options for my off-road parking plan.
25th May 2018: - UCH agree to off-road parking plan and will pay on agreement from Spelthorne Council.
3rd June 2018: - Spelthorne Council again calls for Stanwell Moor’s inclusion into the WPOZ in local press.
5th June 2018: The PM and the Cabinet AGREE Heathrow's third runway to go ahead. A major boost for STH!
7th June 2018: - We have another very positive meeting with Rob Gray, Heathrow Communities Director and the campaign gathers even more support.
25th June 2018 - SCC respond to my fight for restrictions: [Bridges and culverts in Horton Road are strong enough for any class of vehicle.] - I will fight on.
29th June 2018:- On behalf of residents, we object to an application for an O Licence for 20 more HGV's from KLT Construction Ltd.
9th July 2018: Robert Evans and myself go to Morris Yard for a meeting with Simply Waste Ltd, more to follow. 
10th July 2018: - Testimony is presented that Simply Waste assertion of food-waste not kept onsite and is taken to another recycling plant is untrue.
11th July 2018: - I send a letter to John Holland-Kaye to demand our inclusion in the WPOZ. Over 330 residents are included in the petition.
12th July 2018: - As a community we lodge our objection to Simply Waste Ltd application for a huge increase in night-time vehicle movements!
13th July 2018: - Kwasi Kwarteng and his Parliamentary assistant, Tracey Carter visited me in my home for an 90-minute meeting to discuss the campaign and future actions. We then go the Anchor for a Q&A and to meet with other residents.
13th July 2018 - I object to Simply Waste application for more vehicle nighttime movements. Over 300 residents included in petition.
16th July 2018 - We WIN and road works will be carried out at M25 end of Horton Road - Date to be advised but will be before winter sets in!
17th July 2018:- SMRA details now lodged on Spelthorne Councils website of regional associations and groups.
19th July 2018:- I open negotiations with Alan Morris on a new entrance to the Charles Morris yard to be on Stanwell Moor Road, A3044.
27th July 2018:-  John Holland-Kaye congratulates me and  says Heathrow are now actively and seriously considering including Stanwell Moor in WPOZ. 
30th July 2018: - Leaders Meeting in Village Hall a huge success as we get our MP, Spelthorne CEO, Police and more Councillors than you could shake a stick at on the panel. - The residents turn out in large numbers and pack the hall, and its standing room only for our Community Campaign.
2nd August 2018: We're back in the Press again as Regional Newspapers recognise that John Holland-Kaye's email to me is a 'sea change' at Heathrow!
5th Aug 2018 - Despite objections from over 300 residents, Surrey County Council Planning Committee approve additional night time movements by Simply Waste on Oakleaf. - [*Cllr Evans did not attend this vital planning committee to argue against this application on our behalf!]

3rd Sept 2018 - Negotiations continue for new entry to Oakleaf facility as SSE agree commercial vehicles access is allowed under on-site pylons!
7th Sept 2018 - I meet with Heather Morgan, Head of Planning and Ann Biggs, Strategic Planning Manager to discuss the Kestrel site and the potential for new homes and off-road parking for UCH vehicles,
12th Sept 2018 - 
In response to my demands for action. *Jason Russell Surrey County Councils, Director of Highways Executive confirms a request to implement width restrictions or other traffic calming measures in Stanwell Moor to the Spelthorne Joint to Committee’s prioritisation list.
14th Sept 2018 - We meet with SCC Planning Development Managers, Caroline Smith and Stephen Jenkins at Surrey County Hall to discuss traffic blight, my plans for reducing this danger to our residents and my proposal for a new entry to Oakleaf. - [*Cllr Evans is invited to meeting but fails to attend!]
17th Sept 2018 - I counter the August O-Licence application approvals and issue Surrey County Council with Pre Application Protocol letter (PAP) and my intention to seek a Judicial Review in the High Court as the Council and our Councillors have been negligent should we not reach an agreement.
8th Oct 2018 - I meet Nick Healey, Surrey Council Highways Manager and Lee O'Neill Deputy Leader Spelthorne Council to discuss commercial blight, width-restrictions and other traffic issues.
8th Oct 2018 - I address a Joint Committee of Councillors in Council Chambers and WE WIN backing from Spelthorne Council for a £16,000 Feasibility Study on width-restrictions at Horton Road from the the M25 entry and exit and other restrictions on Spout Lane!
22nd Oct 2018 - Campaign stops temporarily as I'm admitted to hospital for two weeks due to a blood clot and other complications.
27th Nov 2018 - I meet with Daniel Mouawad, CEO Spelthorne Council and Cllr Ian Harvey, Leader of Spelthorne Council to discuss my WPOZ campaign for Stanwell Moor and the increased blight caused to our residents by Heathrow and other local businesses.
3rd Dec 2018 - I meet again with Cllr Ian Harvey, Leader of Spelthorne Council to further discuss my Heathrow WPOZ inclusion campaign.
8th Dec 2018 - I'm awarded a Pride of Spelthorne Award in acknowledgement of my work in the last year for the people of Stanwell Moor.

11th Dec 2018 - I attend an Local Focus Forum LFF at Compass Centre where I bring up individual resident cases that prove Heathrow Legacy Schemes are NOT working for people on Stanwell Moor and ask for positive action from Heathrow!

While this list is representative, it is not inclusive list of all the meetings I attended or carried out with Heathrow Airport. With local businesses, or with both Surrey County Council and Spelthorne Borough Council or other campaigning I undertook on behalf of the residents of Stanwell Moor in 2018 and hope to continue to do for our community in 2019!

Regards,
Jim.

So get involved "NOW" to be invited to Meetings and be kept fully Up-To-Date!

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Help us get Compensation from Heathrow Airport for Stanwell Moor Residents.

Concept, Timeline, Consultation

CONCEPT AND TIMELINE: Frustrated by the way this village "has been treated for decades" I started work on a concept where everyone on Stanwell Moor could potentially be included for Airport compensation. Realising another 'public consultation' was back on the agenda, I set about building a concept in my head into a campaign. - *A month later I presented it to some villagers to ask if they thought it would be supported?

THE CONSULTATION: The response was very positive and the campaign was welcomed by everyone.
*This was welcome news, after an intense month of "design, development and research work", all fitted in between my own job.

Decision

DECISION: It was decided a 'community website' where people could have a say should be built.
1) The site should be (subsidised by residents) to pay for the development, running and management of the website.
2) What is fair for a website that could potentially provide so much value? While figures like £50 to £100 and £200 were put forward, I suggested that probably £20 per household (if everyone donated) would cover website costs would be fair and affordable for everyone.

TO DATE: Out of (340+ registered homes) only 45 homes have paid this small sum and while those payments are appreciated, I am really disappointed, as I've funded everything. I invested thousands in cash and in man hours to get us to where were are today and STH has become a full-time job for me! 

It's now clear that people are not going to donate and any donations that have been received equate to approximately 20% of my initial investment much less my ongoing monthly outgoings. So the £20 donation option is suspended with immediate effect and I will have to consider in I can afford to continue.

Headlines

THE PRESS: By the 22nd February 2018 we had front page articles in the Surrey News and we also appeared on their online Facebook platform. We have been published front page and page 3 of the Chronicle & Informer and then on the 10th March 2018 we again had Front Page in The Informer!

Our Westminster MP Kwasi Kwarteng now supports us. Spelthorne Council supports us, and STH is in direct negotiations with Heathrow Airport. The old SMRA resigned and we now have a NEW RA that represents the majority of the village and I can announce the "NEW RA, 100% SUPPORTS STH". With STH and Heathrow in positive negotiations, we have a "once in-a-generation opportunity" to ensure we get the best for our community.

However, the entire project timeine and other important campaign developments and headlines are published below for everyone to read.

Support

SUPPORT: Under the "Sell To Heathrow" banner and with a lot of hard work, we have become a "Very Strong Community Group" for blight relief and compensation Stanwell Moor and we are now one that Heathrow is "UNABLE" to ignore. So given that winning could add £100,000 to the value of homes (based on an average value) of properties on the village, irrespective of whether you go or stay it had to be done.

*SO TELL ME if you agree and you back the campaign by simply making a donation of whatever you can afford to help develop and manage the website. *Residents who rent, or who have a limited income, are pensioners are not required to donate, each donation is a personal choice!

*With your support "WE CAN WIN" we can stop this "BLIGHT" and this "WILL" help everyone who lives here.
And I'm prepared to do everything I can to see it through, are you prepared to help me do this?

Staying or leaving, it's your choice

Whether you intend to 'stay or leave' by registering you will have the chance to add 25% to the value of your home but not only this. We are campaigning to get better facilities for the future to ensure Stanwell Moor is cleaner, with less traffic and less pollution. We want a better place to live in!

To be absolutely clear: This is open to everyone on our village, it is not only about profit for owners. It's about every single resident, whether you 'own or rent'. - STH is about lobbying hard to ensure this village and the people who live here, finally get the kind of community,  leisure and transport facilities we deserve and make this village a place that benefits everyone. The campaign is to get the same compensation offer as Colnbrook and other villages. *We are not signing up to a compulsory purchase scheme and no-one has to move.

We are seeking to be placed within the Wider Property Offer Zone, which obligates Heathrow Airport to purchase homes on the village at 25% over market value, plus uphold their promise of transport links, green spaces, new community facilities, less blight and less pollution. Residents who want to sell in years to come will have the same promise. *So stay or leave, that is absolutely your choice!

However YOU DO need to Get Involved and Register Today.
We ALL Need To ACT NOW!

Funding so far and how we go on?

Everyone knows that I invested my time, resources and my own funds into the campaign without financial support. I did this because there was a time-limited opportunity for a fair deal for the village and the campaign had to be lodged by the 19th December 2017 or the opportunity would have been gone for a decade. However it's now come to a point where I need peoples support to allow me to continue to manage the campaign, develop the sites, purchase the products and services we need going forward.

Jon has stepped up to lighten some of the burden and he's been a much welcome help and we're proving to be a good team. - But here is what a few supporters have to say:

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6 Resident Testimonials

1. LET'S BACK THIS:
"Jim has paid for everything, created the whole campaign, designed and developed the website, purchased the necessary software, paid for hosting, created the newsletter, researched Heathrow and purchased the marketing materials that we all get delivered. We must get behind this - BK Horton Road."

2. A ONE-OFF OPPORTUNITY:
"He realised there was an opportunity for all of us to get compensation from the airport (when no-one else did) and that if we all got together as a community and backed the campaign and built this website that we might win this and I fully support that. - So I'm absolutely 100% in! - SD Horton Road."

3. OUR VILLAGE IS A MESS!
"The village has changed and not for the better. With aircraft lower over our homes, now taxis, lorries and holiday parkers. We can't get in and out of the village, or even park because of the congestion. Noise and pollution is worse and now we have a waste plant. Heathrow lied! - Count me in DH Horton Road."

4. HE'S FUNDING US!
"This guy has put his money where his mouth is and has done all of this work without telling people they should pay to be part of this. Ask yourself (who would have thought of this?) - He has created something that we all can be part of and now needs to know he has your support. - No brainer, - HE, Spout Lane."

5. THE BOTTOM LINE:
"Jim has given us an option but if we don't back it this ends here. As what's the point in him shelling out more money to run a one-man-show? Its up to us now, or the chance of compensation will be gone. I don't know about you but I'd like the £100,000 that my 25% would give me in my bank!! - AF Horton Road."

6. A TOKEN DONATION:
"£20 really?? - I'd pay £2,000 to even have half a chance to make Heathrow Airport pay for the part they played in ruining this village. We should have had the promise of compensation for living under the south runway decades ago and with this I think we finally can!. TB Hithermoor Road."

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PLEASE DON'T PUT THIS OFF - *REGISTER TODAY!
THE CLOCK IS TICKING - Let's get everyone on the village registered as we take the fight to Heathrow!

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CHRISTMAS 2018. Jim is presented with a Pride of Spelthorne Award. In recognition of all the work he's doing for OUR Village!   Support WPOZ!
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