Signatures are continuing to rise, with more than 1,300 people calling for a referendum. Thank you for your support.
We need this issue on the radar of politicians across the country.
Can you contact your Member of Parliament and ask them to raise your concerns in Parliament?
You can find your MP's email address here:
https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
Points to include in your email
· Media reports suggest a significant area of Leazes Park - the city's oldest public park - is going to be built on to make way for a new football stadium, despite no formal plans being in place
· Media reports suggest the Secretary of State will be making a decision, not the local planning authority
· Newcastle City Council states it has not had any discussions about the plans
· Leazes Park predates the football stadium and is a Grade II listed park and garden deserving of protection
· Parks and green spaces are essential for the health and wellbeing of Newcastle residents and support a diverse range of wildlife, as well as mitigating for the impacts of climate change, including purifying the air, reducing the urban heat island effect and reducing flooding
· Wildlife is declining in Newcastle as increasing numbers of green spaces are paved over and lost to development
· Millions of pounds of public money has been spent on Leazes Park for the benefit of people and wildlife, not just football fans
· General lack of transparency and accountability
· More than 1,300 people have signed an online petition calling for a referendum on the plans
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All Newcastle MP email addresses:
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central and West - chi.onwurah.mp@parliament.uk
Newcastle-upon-Tyne North - catherine.mckinnell.mp@parliament.uk
Newcastle-upon-Tyne East and Wallsend - mary.glindon.mp@parliament.uk
Cramlington and Killingworth - emma.foody.mp@parliament.uk
Hexham - joe.morris.mp@parliament.uk