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Well it's been a long time coming for us (well about 3 years but feels a lot more!!), we have finally managed to convince the owners of Drakelow Tunnels to commit to a museum!
Woohoo! They have submitted planning application to build a visitors centre, 16 space car park and a nature walk over the top of the tunnels to Baxters Monument. There will be 2 permanent jobs created and a tourism boost to the area bringing new money to local shops, pubs, B&B's and other attractions.
The museum (The Cold War part of the tunnels, but also including our usual open day tours of the older parts too) will be fast tracked with the new funding that would have taken many many years to complete without it.
Also proposed (to help fund the development) is the build of 3 semi detached houses in the old yard where the big car park is that is used for Subbrit type big event days, don't worry though, they are to be built on land that isn't the car park but concrete that trees have grown through over the 20 years since the MOD sold it.
The bit about the houses are however kicking up a bit of a fuss. People aren't reading the planning application and going off hearsay. A facebook campaign has sprung up to stop the development from going ahead as locals don't like newcomers to the area, especially new housing (Not in my back yard type of thing).
The facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Say-No-to-Tunnels-Development Please go on there (BUT DO NOT like the page!!) and see his arguments, btw he doesn't even live in the area anymore.
And then come on to our facebook page and LIKE that, if you have any comments for any of the pages, feel free to post them. Although I have been told off by the owner of the Say No campaign as I have given information about things he missed out from the planning application. I was quite informative and not rude, which I hope anyone else who comments would also be.
https://www.facebook.com/SaveDrakelow
Planning application:
http://www.wyreforest.gov.uk/fastweb/detail.asp?AltRef=13/0405/FULL
Thanks for your time.
Woohoo! They have submitted planning application to build a visitors centre, 16 space car park and a nature walk over the top of the tunnels to Baxters Monument. There will be 2 permanent jobs created and a tourism boost to the area bringing new money to local shops, pubs, B&B's and other attractions.
The museum (The Cold War part of the tunnels, but also including our usual open day tours of the older parts too) will be fast tracked with the new funding that would have taken many many years to complete without it.
Also proposed (to help fund the development) is the build of 3 semi detached houses in the old yard where the big car park is that is used for Subbrit type big event days, don't worry though, they are to be built on land that isn't the car park but concrete that trees have grown through over the 20 years since the MOD sold it.
The bit about the houses are however kicking up a bit of a fuss. People aren't reading the planning application and going off hearsay. A facebook campaign has sprung up to stop the development from going ahead as locals don't like newcomers to the area, especially new housing (Not in my back yard type of thing).
The facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Say-No-to-Tunnels-Development Please go on there (BUT DO NOT like the page!!) and see his arguments, btw he doesn't even live in the area anymore.
And then come on to our facebook page and LIKE that, if you have any comments for any of the pages, feel free to post them. Although I have been told off by the owner of the Say No campaign as I have given information about things he missed out from the planning application. I was quite informative and not rude, which I hope anyone else who comments would also be.
https://www.facebook.com/SaveDrakelow
Planning application:
http://www.wyreforest.gov.uk/fastweb/detail.asp?AltRef=13/0405/FULL
Thanks for your time.
