Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council have received a screening request from INEOS for a future test drilling planning application. The council is required to express a formal opinion on whether a planning application for potential drilling would require an environmental impact assessment. Having this assessment carried out is better for the village as it could potentially highlight factors that will stop INEOS' plans. Whilst no public consultation is required at this stage

Along with members of Harthill Against Fracking, I met with Kevin Barron and a couple of representatives of the Environment Agency this afternoon. Following our formal meeting we asked Kevin to declare his position on fracking. He said that he was elected on a manifesto pledge to stop fracking, he is personally against fracking and will do what he can to support us in getting the information we need to prevent it from happening in his constituency. He also undertook to table

Frack Free South Yorkshire have informed us of the following meetings in the region. • Thursday 31 August, 3-7.30pm: 'THIRD ENERGY' DROP-IN EXHIBITION. Village Hall, High Row, Kirby Misperton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 6XN. Opportunity to meet and talk with fracking company Third Energy. • Friday 1 September, 7pm: ARE WE GOING TO BE FRACKED? Clay Cross Social Centre, Market Street, Clay Cross S45 9JE • Saturday 2 September,12-4pm: LANGWITH SHOW. Rhubarb Farm, Hardwick Str

Tonight we held a volunteer session for the Woodsetts Against Fracking group. The level of support, passion and skills of the residents that have stepped forward to take part in the fight against INEOS installing an exploratory well completely overwhelmed us. We have also had a number of people volunteer who could not make it tonight but wish to support the cause. Richard very eloquently explained that we are not “in charge”, but are just a group of people who have stepped fo

We have drafted a proposed structure for the volunteer groups, as a way of sharing the workload. Have a look if you are attending the meeting as this will form part of the discussion. WOODSETTS AGAINST FRACKING – PROPOSED GROUP STRUCTURE 1. CO-ORDINATION AND SUPPORT GROUP Act as a central point to collate information from all themed groups Manage finances Co-ordinate media message and communications Co-ordinate village and theme group meetings Co-ordinate submissions to local

If you oppose the Ineos plan to drill an exploratory well in Woodsetts to search for shale gas and you want to be actively involved in fighting this, you are invited to a meeting to be held at: Woodsetts Village Hall 7.00pm Wednesday 23rd August 2017 At this meeting, we plan to organise a co-ordinated response to this threat to our health, our countryside and our homes. We will be asking people to form into groups to address specific issues in respect of the application, so e

On Wednesday the Neighbourhood Patrol Group Constable Rick Revitt gave us the South Yorkshire Police (SYP) view of the interim injunction, which I now have available to share: 1. SYP did not ask for the interim injunction and played no part in the application 2. It is the responsibility of INEOS to progress any perceived breaches of the injunction 3. The injunction should not interfere with people carrying out their normal daily and community activities including the freedom

Fracking for oil and gas in the UK may produce much less fuel – and profits – than has been mooted, according to research based on seismic imaging of the country’s underlying geology. Most of the areas in which deposits of onshore “unconventional” gas and oil are likely to be found were affected by tectonic activity along the Atlantic plate about 55m years ago. Owing to the tilt of the UK and the folding of underground geological layers, the fossil fuel deposits have been dis

We had a great turnout a the Parish Council to hear from the representatives of INEOS. Main set of questions were posed to their Chief Commercial Officer Lynn Calder. Residents had quite a number of questions posed to the INEOS team about environmental impact, the injunction, and their future plans. One of the main surprises from the discussion was about the traffic that this site would bring, which would be 60 HGV movements per day at the peak - coming through the village fr