January 2011

The start of 2011 was overshadowed by the failing health and untimely death in early March of Julie O’Neill.

Julie was the Association’s greatest asset in our successful fight to prevent Tarmac from quarrying the river bank from Gunthorpe to Burton Joyce. She was a remarkable woman of many talents. Her tireless efforts, tenacious investigation and masterful documents made a huge contribution to the campaign against Tarmac’s proposed quarrying, leading to their withdrawal from the process in 2007.

The village owes her a lasting debt for her unstinting commitment to the preservation of its wild life and recreational areas.