Campaign group HACAN has welcomed today’s announcement from the Government that it will fund deluxe Adobe huts for Eton College if it gives the green light to a third runway at Heathrow. Eton will be directly under the flight path of a new runway. There have been concerns expressed of the noise impact on Eton’s famous playing fields. HACAN chair John Stewart said, “Parents will undoubtedly welcome this announcement that Adobe huts will be built on the playing fields of Eton”. The huts will be an upmarket version of those already seen the playgrounds of a number of schools in Hounslow in west London. The Government had said that it will fund three in the first year after the opening of any new runway. They will be named after three of the school’s most famous old boys: Dave, George and Boris. It was reported in April 2013 that four adobe domes had been put up in the grounds of Hounslow Primary school, which is under the southern runway flight path at Heathrow, in order to enable the children to use the playground despite the plane noise. In April 2013 Heathrow said it would spend £1.8 million to extend the scheme to 21 schools that are badly affected by aircraft noise. Heathrow is desperate to try and persuade London residents that aircraft noise is being dealt with. Including at Eton.
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HACAN welcomes plan to build Adobe huts on playing fields of Eton
1.4.2016 (HACAN)
Campaign group HACAN has welcomed today’s announcement from the Government that it will fund deluxe Adobe huts for Eton College if it gives the green light to a third runway at Heathrow. Eton will be directly under the flight path of a new runway. There have been concerns expressed of the noise the impact on Eton’s famous playing fields.
HACAN chair John Stewart said, “Parents will undoubtedly welcome this announcement that Adobe huts will be built on the playing fields of Eton”.
The huts will be an upmarket version of those already seen the playgrounds of a number of schools in Hounslow in west London (2). The Government had said that it will fund three in the first year after the opening of any new runway. They will be named after three of the school’s most famous old boys: Dave, George and Boris.
First picture of what the huts will look like on the playing field of Eton
An existing Adobe hut in Hounslow
John Stewart on 0207 737 6641 or 07957385650
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