HELP STOP FRACKING ON NORTH YORKSHIRE'S HERITAGE COASTLINE
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Europa Oil and Gas think they can ruin North Yorkshire’s heritage coastline, and that we won’t object. Let’s stop this!

NO FRACKING HERE. NO FRACKING ANYWHERE
WE'RE TAKING ACTION AGAINST FRACKING AT SCALBY, BURNISTON AND CLOUGHTON
We’re taking action to stop Europa Oil and Gas ruining our beautiful area and damaging the planet. Communities in other areas have managed to stop proposals just like this one.



WHO ARE WE?

LOCAL RESIDENTS IN ACTION
Frack Free Coastal Communities are a group of local residents has been set up to fight the planning application. We have support and help from other local and national groups, and our MP.
OBJECTING TO THE PLANS
We worked together as a community to gain support so that when Europa Oil and Gas put in their planning application we were ready to. to object to the planning application and proposals by
SAVE OUR HERITAGE COASTLINE
We need to join together to put a stop to the fracking plans.
There are lots of ways that you can help.

Talk
Tell as many people as possible. Make sure they know how this will affect our beautiful community, area, and our planet.

Get Informed
Make sure you are connected with us to receive updates.

Object
Be ready to email or write to North Yorkshire County Council to OPPOSE the planning application when it is submitted.

Donate
We are seeking donations to fund our activities to stop fracking in our communities.

Email or write to our local MP Alison Hume:
STOP EUROPA OIL AND GAS SPOILING OUR HERITAGE COASTLINE
Alison Hume has publicy given her support. We need to stop Europa Oil and Gas from building the UK’s largest gas field, right here on our doorstep.



MORE REASONS TO OBJECT

DISRUPTIVE AND DAMAGING SURVEYS
This map shows the area where Europa Oil and Gas will survey. They want the information to plan where and how to frack the sandstone that holds the gas they want to drill for.
Surveys will be disruptive for farmers and landowners and can themselves cause damage to buildings and other structures.
The survey area covers 16 sq km and stretches from the Cleveland Way to Cumboots Brow in the National Park, and from Cloughton to Scalby.
THEY SAY IT WON’T CAUSE MUCH DISRUPTION
Large lorries will be moving to and fro along Scalby Road and negotiating the mini roundabout in Burniston village. Europa Oil and Gas have said over 1000 HGVs will be needed for the test drilling alone. They have said there will be dust and noise. They will be working every day except Sunday.
IT IS NOT JUST BURNISTON
Because the drilling goes down and then sideways, the fracking will be spreading under land and properties well beyond Burniston. A map of where the pipes will go shows lines of pipework extending west in diagonal lines towards Scalby.
We now know that Europa Oil and Gas hope that this area of coastline could become the largest on-shore gas field in the UK. Their intention to extract the large amount of gas further north, past Cloughton, towards Ravenscar will require more wells to be drilled and fracked north of the Burniston site.
IT WON’T PROVIDE GAS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE OR MAKE GAS PRICES CHEAPER
Gas extracted will just go into the National Grid like every other sort of power, it is not for local people. Europa Oil and Gas have even said that the gas might even be exported. The price of gas is determined by global factors. Drilling on the North Yorkshire coastline will not bring down your bills.
SELLING YOUR HOUSE COULD BE CHALLENGING
Selling a house in an area where fracking is proposed or taking place will be more challenging. The searches will show up issues which might put off buyers and/or reduce property value.
EUROPA OIL AND GAS IS MAKING MISLEADING STATEMENTS
The industry say that by injecting liquid at a lower pressure, it doesn’t count as fracking.
They call it ‘proppant squeeze’ instead. This is just playing with words to avoid the ban on fracking.
It’s just fracking by another name.



JOIN THE CAMPAIGN
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Together we can stop Europa Oil and Gas building the UK’s largest gas field on our heritage coast.
Not only that, but if planning permsission is granted, it will open up many more planning applications across the country.
Right now, we need to start preparing to write objection letters. Make sure you’re on our mailing list to get the latest news on how and when to do this.
Together, we can make a difference to our heritage coastline, the whole country, and the planet.
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