Warrington Residents Against Prison Proposal

The announcement is just out and it’s official:

There is to be no prison in Warrington.

The list of Prisons is as follows:

• Beam Park West (East London)
• Chelmsford (Essex)
• Belmarsh
• RAF Coltishall (Norfolk)
• Maghull (Merseyside)

In addition to the five listed above, Little Hey Prison (Cambridgeshire) is set to be expanded.

You can read all about it here.

Quote from Jack Straw on 27/04/09:

“I can tell the House that we will not be pursuing a prison on the Omega site in Warrington.”

Thanks to all of you for your sterling efforts over the last 6 months.  We couldn’t have done it without you.

We’ll update the site again soon - we just wanted to pass on the good news as soon as we heard it, but in the meantime, let’s sit back and take it all in.

You can rest assured that it’s down to all of your hard work and determination, as noted by Jack Straw on numerous occasions, and without it, we wouldn’t be where we are today.

Time to celebrate, relax and get on with our lives.

Update to follow…

Residents Say No to Titan Prison

We’ve noticed a number of “Say No to Titan Prison” signs have been cropping up around the Burtonwood, Whittle Hall and Westbrook areas.  This confirms to us that the feeling among residents is that they are still concerned about the proposed plans to build a Titan Prison on the Omega site and want to make their feelings known loud and clear.

In other news, a large number of residents were out in force this weekend handing out leaflets in many of the Town’s retail parks.  This has prompted an outstanding wave of positive comments in support of the campaign.  Please keep your comments coming.

Meanwhile, WRAPP can confirm that a meeting was held recently with members of WRAPP and local Councilors with the aim of pushing the Omega concept forward.  This concept is to provide 25,000 new hi-tech jobs on the multi-million pound business park.  Keep watching for more details.

Keep your comments coming, and also don’t forget to keep writing to our MP’s, Miller Developments and the Ministry of Justice, voicing your opposal to the planned Prison scheme.  A list of useful contacts and addresses can be found here.