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I shall have to delve into ICA more deeply before I comment on them. What I can comment on is about thr regeneration in this area. I am disappointed on several points. Fowlmead Country Park had 19 million spent on it's development, yet apart from some information boards and some fossils and a few tools, nothing else is on show around the park which would suggest its connection with Betteshanger Colliery. It is not on the main sewer, it is on cesspit and it is not on the power grid, it is running on generators.
There are still empty units in the Betteshanger industrial park, mainly due to the road not being open for over a year(it is now). The fishing ponds are still in dispute and members cannot fish them.
We are probably the only mining area that does not have a Mining Museum. I know several ex-miners who have worked very hard over the years to try and get a museum project off the ground, with no success. We must have a mining museum in Kent; it would boost employment where it is needed and be a great draw for tourism and a place of education for locals and visitors. I do not know if ICA was involved, perhaps someone could enlighten me on that?
Every miner in Kent knew how much coal was still left to be mined. Just another reason we fought so hard to keep our mines open.
For you Vic, and anyone who is interested.
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Minister of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change; Labour)
Our consultation document, A framework for the development of clean coal, published on 17 June (www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/clean_coal/clean_coal.aspx) sets out our proposals for supporting the large-scale demonstration of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.
