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Petition: Quick update on the change.org Northumberland Coast Loop online petition: which has now reached 250 signatures at 20:00 on 1.4.24 since being started on the 5.10.23, and shows the growing level of support for the N.C. Loop to improve connectivity in Northumberland.
If you haven’t already, please sign it via link above and feel welcome to leave a comment too.
Website and Social Media:
The website is receiving a healthy level of traffic daily and has had 1868 visitors since launch in the early days of 2024, and on social media (Facebook page & Twitter account) steadily gaining page likes and followers.
Summary: I’d like to thank everyone who’s given their support thus far with the campaign and please keep on liking, sharing and discussing the posts on social media or via this blog to keep this potential future part of Northumberland’s railway network at the forefront.
The N.C.L. is a fairly modest scheme to link the East Coast Main Line to the Northumberland Line at Bedlington to give direct rail connectivity between North Northumberland and Scotland to South East Northumberland and North Tyneside, all the track is in place and regularly used, all it needs is services to link it up.
If you can, please contact your elected representatives at all levels, from Parish/Town Councillors, to County Councillors, NE Mayor Candidates (due for election on 2nd May 2024) and your MP (inc the prospective candidates ahead of the expected 2024/2025 General Election).
Future plans:
Attendance at SENRUG Public Meeting:
Work and family commitments allowing, I will hopefully be attending the meeting above, and will try raising the Northumberland Coast Loop to the prospective North East Mayoral candidates who are attending – more on this nearer the time.
The Northumberland Coast Loop 