Save the Northern Meadows savethenorthernmeadows@gmail.com
Mr Vaughan Gething MSMinister for Health and Social Services Dear Mr. Gething, 14th January, 2021 As a large group of clinicians who are specialists in the diagnosis, treatment and care of cancer patients in South-East Wales, we recognise the pressing … Continued
https://www.youtube.com/@protectingourhealth7043 This is the new Velindre Cancer Centre, and NHS Wales is sinking £800M of public money into this obselete development against the advice of 200 cancer specialists [and expert panelists]. Cancer Centres are normally good news, but nowadays they … Continued
On the 7th of December 2021 Velindre will continue what we perceive to be enabling works on the Northern Meadows, with permission from Cardiff Council to drill in the Forest Farm Nature Reserve.From January 2022, developers will be felling and … Continued
Dear all, From Monday, the 6th of December, Save the Northern Meadows invites you to observe the continuation of enabling works at Forest Farm Nature Reserve. Gather at Lady Cory Field to witness the work being carried out by Velindre, … Continued
Below is a letter sent by a member of Save the Northern Meadows to the Head of Planning at Cardiff Council, Mr. Simon Gilbert. It outlines why we believe the work which happened on the 25th – 29th of October, … Continued
Katrina Sullivan, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer, joined the community to support Cat Lewis in court on Wednesday. She shares her reflections on the judgement below. “It is time to put egos away and focus on doing … Continued
i lost. i’m sorry – to all of you who gave time , gifts and money, to all of you who stood strong and said no, to the wildlife now more in peril, to the patients present and future who … Continued
The rejection of Cat Lewis’ application for judicial review of the decision to build on the northern meadows is a failure of the legal system to hold the Welsh Government accountable for decisions which are not in the best interest … Continued
PRESS RELEASE 16 November 2021 Available for Immediate Release Cancer Survivor Takes on Welsh Government against “Dangerous Cancer Centre” plans On 18 June 2021, Catherine Lewis, a Velindre patient and resident of the Hollybush Estate launched a legal challenge against … Continued
Nature Observer, author, and BBC and S4C presenter Iolo Williams visited the Northern Meadows in Cardiff on Thursday, meeting with campaigners and discussing our efforts to save the site from a medically and economically unsound plan by Velindre University NHS … Continued
The community in Whitchurch and Coryton is in shock, after the Hollybush Estates Tenant Association and local Councillors were served a letter from Velindre stating they are seeking to begin clearing the Northern Meadows on Monday the 25th of October. … Continued
The website, called Co-locate Velindre, is a healthcare professional action-group fighting for the best cancer care in South East Wales. Its members are appalled that a new cancer centre for the region is actually planned to be ‘stand-alone’. https://colocate-velindre.co.uk
A letter has emerged that has been brought to the attention of the STNM campaign. It was written in November 2020 and sent to the Wales Cancer Research Centre. The Labour Welsh Government has been aware of this letter since … Continued
Quote: Robert Swan OBE, Polar Explorer and Environmental Leader “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” Our Community Newsletter, recently posted through doors in Whitchurch and the surrounding area, gives a stark … Continued
Here’s a link to the planning application that will allow the destruction of the meadows to begin. Please follow the link here, have a look at what others have written, then put in your own words why the planning application … Continued
**SILENT AUCTION UPDATE** – – All of our items have now reached or exceeded the minimum amount (with the exception of the leaf blower) Some items will be available to view on the meadow next Saturday at ‘Fox and Bunny’s … Continued
If you are reading this then we already agree on one point – the most important point – that patients with cancer should receive the very best, most easily accessible, appropriate and up to date care that it is possible … Continued
We have assembled a table, with the help and approval of senior clinicians from within the Welsh NHS, that compares the cancer treatments and facilities available in the New Clatterbridge Cancer Hospital opened 2020 in Liverpool versus those in the … Continued
SCRUBS @ THE SENEDD this sat 12.Let’s show support to the 163 clinicians who have been silenced.If you have scrubs, great, if not, just come along as you are.
Link to all members of Senedd:- find-a-member-of-the-senedd Click on his/her picture and you should get contact details. Link to Ministers:- https://senedd.wales/find-a-member-of-the-senedd/?PageSize=1000&Page=1&Culture=en-GB&ViewModelType=MemberOfSenedd&IsSubSearch=False&CurrentPageId=1441&IsPostcodeCrossConstituency=False&Postcode=&Name=&ShowAllMinisters=true&Region=&Constituency=&Constituency=&Constituency=&Constituency=&Constituency=&PartyFilterType=party&PoliticalParty=&PoliticalPartyGroup=&partyValueName= Link to Commissioners:- https://senedd.wales/find-a-member-of-the-senedd/?PageSize=1000&Page=1&Culture=en-GB&ViewModelType=MemberOfSenedd&IsSubSearch=False&CurrentPageId=1441&IsPostcodeCrossConstituency=False&Postcode=&Name=&ShowAllCommissioners=true&Region=&Constituency=&Constituency=&Constituency=&Constituency=&Constituency=&PartyFilterType=party&PoliticalParty=&PoliticalPartyGroup=&partyValueName= Link to contact details:- https://business.senedd.wales/mgCommitteeMailingList.aspx?ID=0
Firstly we want to thank all our supporters, you’re amazing, and we wouldn’t have got this far without you. As recent protests and vigils have shown we can come together and firmly show our resilience, love for the world and … Continued
Dear Mr Richards and Mr Gething I know you have received much correspondence about the Northern Meadows in Whitchurch but please take the time to read my email as I am suggesting workable solutions. Mr Gething: Please do not approve any … Continued
We have received the contents of a letter sent by clinicians to Welsh Ministers, Senedd Members, and Councillors in South East Wales. This highlights the major concerns regarding a stand alone Cancer Centre. Yet Members largely chose to ignore these … Continued
After the debate on Wednesday the 3rd of March we have decided to submit a complaint with the petitions committee officer and with the standards commissioner. We’re not happy at the way our petition was treated (an independent inquiry was … Continued
Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to secure signatures supporting our petition for an independent inquiry into the choice of site for the new Velindre Cancer Centre. Our petition will now be debated in the Senedd on … Continued
This morning, we sent a letter to Lesley Griffiths MS, the Minister for the Environment, Energy, and Rural Affairs, highlighting the environmental impact of building on the meadows. We have emailed her 6 times in the past, but we are … Continued
We are calling for support and solidarity from individuals, groups, and campaigns from across Cardiff, as we face down the imminent development of the Northern Meadows. With the Nuffield Advice effectively demolishing the case for building on the Meadows, we … Continued
Dear Ministers, Please find attached a copy of a letter sent to Vaughan Gething MS and Julie Morgan MS, requesting they prevent any further development of the Transforming Cancer Services Project and save the northern meadows. In the letter, we highlight the … Continued