August 2003

Forming of Campaign

September 2003

Launch of  web-site

30 September 2003

Visit to planning Department by member and meeting with Mike Brice (Enforcement Officer) and Robert Jones (Senior Planner South Swindon)

1October 2003

Second web-site created 

http://www.communigate.co.uk/wilts/swindonplanecampaign/index.phtml

2 October 2003

First meeting of Stop the Redland�s Plane Campaign co-ordinating group.

Campaign Launch

3 November 2003

Petition leaflets to be submitted to co-ordinating group

7  November 2003

Co-ordinating group meeting

End November 2003

Petition to be delivered to Swindon Borough Council

19 February 2004

Co-ordinating group meeting

23 February 2004

Petition shown to members of Wanborough Parish Council

24 February 2004

Stop the Redlands Plane Campaign issues  press statement about SBC Planning meeting discussion of petition. 

24 February 2004

Swindon Borough Council discusses Parachute petition.  On advice of planning officers no real grounds for issuing discontinuance on Redlands and council officers defer decision to allow monitoring until September planning meeting.

24 February 2004

ITV Teletext mentions petition and Campaign

24 February 2004

Article in Western Daily Press about Parachute Campaign - with Joe Smith of Redlands sitting in a MICROLIGHT

24 February 2004

Two Campaign Members interviewed by HTV

24 February 2004

Brief Feature in Swindon Evening Advertiser about the Parachute Campaign petition and the planning meeting.

23 August 2004

Campaign Meeting

21 September 2004

Petition to be discussed this evening by Swindon Borough Council at Committee Meeting, Euclid Street, Swindon.