EWR co. invites you to a face-to-face engagement with communities across the East West Rail (EWR) route.
We encourage you to support this public drop-in session and BFARe / Protect Poets protest at 7pm.
Please car pool with neighbours to maximise our numbers.
2pm-8pm, Wednesday 18 May
Wyboston Lakes Resort Conference centre.
Great North Road,
Wyboston,
Bedfordshire,
MK44 3AL
Summary of EWR press statement :
Public drop-in session with EWR Co team with an opportunity for residents to talk to the EWR Co team and share information outside of a formal consultation.
The event will provide local residents with an opportunity to understand the project development process and anticipated timescales, and speak face-to-face with members of the team.
The events will be drop-in style sessions, open to all, and tailored to provide information about the EWR project specific to the local community. The events will also provide an opportunity to look at what we consulted on last year – as we are still reviewing the 9,000 responses received during the 2021 consultation and considering how the feedback is used to inform plans for the railway. These events will sit outside of the formal consultation process providing an additional opportunity for residents to talk to members of the EWR Co team present at the event. We will use display boards, plans and other materials to help explain and provide information on our proposals and our planned next steps.
Having reviewed several event spaces in the area, we believe the Wyboston Lakes Resort provides the best option for the community here. It sits within the area covered by the Bedfordshire Group, with ample parking and access to local transport. The venue is fully accessible allowing a wide range of participants to engage fully with the event and has rooms of a size that be scaled up to accommodate the anticipated number of attendees. We feel it is important that residents and businesses potentially directly affected by our proposals have the opportunity to speak to us.
We want to make sure as many people as possible have an opportunity to come and talk to us at a time that suits them. We are planning for the events to run from 2pm-8pm.