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Petition update, 18 September 2007

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The huge scale commercial dredging of sand and shingle from the UK sea bed for use in the construction industry and for export is damaging our marine eco-system, destroying fish stocks and causing serious erosion to the East Anglian and other coastlines.

Coastal farms, housing, beaches, sand cliffs, salt marshes, vital natural habitats,dunes and sea defences are now being undermined and destroyed.

Coupled with the impact of Global Warming as induced sea rise and worsening weather, cuts to the sea defence budget and the governments 'Managed Retreat' policy, a serious threat is now posed.

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Pat Gowen, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Clare Humphry
• Philip Measures
• Veronica-Mae Soar
• Paul Bramhall
• Philip Glover
• Mike Lawrence
• Stephen Porter
• Matt
• Norma Gowen
• Andrew Main
• Mollie Howes
• Matthew Wicks
• Anne Fielding
• Sue Ayrton
• Hugh Rout
• Gary Haskins
• malcolm scott
• Zoe Martin
• James Lowes
• Brian Lavery
• David Trebble
• W.F.Lowry
• Robert Atyeo
• Kathryn Ball
• Anthony Coxall
• Lin Rout
• Mr Ian Duffin
• Geoff Hinchliffe
• keith lowes
• Anabel Kar
• Peter Lanyon
• Hal Richard Hughes
• Helen Hughes
• Dr. Jeremy Bartlett
• Lindsay Southcombe
• Eric Glasscott
• Graham Browne
• robert latimer
• Vivien Pomfrey MSc
• mairi mackechnie
• Isabel Thomson
• Helen Banks
• Valerie
• ingo Wagenknecht
• Karen Westbrook
• dawn Brown
• Marion Eley
• Carol Lindop
• HOWARD NEWLOVE
• Kristen Lindop-Taylor
• miranda ellis
• Mark Levene
• Jenny Thompson
• A Neatham
• P. Hardy
• Biddy Taylor
• Roy B Scott
• Gareth Watkins
• Sian Jones
• Jane Lindley
• Mike King
• Joy Cooke
• Tony Cruickshank
• john woods
• Michelle Woods
• Kim Pigrim
• simon levene
• Dr. Karl J. Brazier
• Christopher Keene
• Lisa Freaney
• Stephen Eades
• Rich Bielby
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