Whilst our fundraising campaign continues we would like to thank all of you who have supported us so far.
Over 200 people attended SMG’s emergency meeting last month to hear the latest news on the Film Studio appeal and to help us with our fundraising efforts. This has been a huge success and in just over a month you have helped us raise over £26,000 which is fantastic – thank you all very much indeed!
Your donations have enabled us to instruct a barrister who will represent us at the forthcoming inquiry which starts on the 21st January 2025. This is a huge step forward and will enable us to put up a strong fight.
We will argue that Dido Property (Guernsey) Ltd has not justified the Studio’s harm to the Green Belt. Specifically, we will explain why their claims for generating employment and economic growth are unclear, insubstantial and uncertain. Our Statement of Case has now been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate and will be publicly available for you to read in the next few days.
Our next task is to prepare evidence for our case. For this we will need more professional services. We will also need professional support in raising public awareness about the damage the scheme would cause and about its lack of benefits to the economy.
For this we will need to raise more funds. If you are considering donating but just haven’t managed to get around to it, please can we urge you to do this today. If you are happy to donate again then please do so. And please spread the word!