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15/10/2001
Residents set for battle over helicopter noise
Residents in south Armagh look set to launch a legal bid in order to curb noise from British Army helicopters in the area.
The South Armagh Farmers’ and Residents’ Committee (SAFRC), who are expected to hand its petition over to councillors on Monday October 15, said its case had been strengthened by a European ruling aimed at grounding flights overnight between 6pm and 10pm at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Anti-noise campaigners who live near the London airport won the case in the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled that their rights were being violated by night flights to and from the airport.
As a result the south Armagh residents are to petition Newry and Mourne district council for financial backing to bring a similar case over military helicopters.
The group said: “Of late, we have received numerous complaints about day and night-time flying from residents throughout the south Armagh area. Particular concern is voiced over the amount of helicopters ferrying cargo from Bessbrook military barracks to the bases and joint British Army/RUC barracks in Crossmaglen and Forkhill. It is believed that building supplies are being brought into the bases as construction work and refurbishment is visible.”
SAFRC was established in 1997 to campaign for the withdrawal of British troops and removal of observation posts from south Armagh. (AMcE)
The South Armagh Farmers’ and Residents’ Committee (SAFRC), who are expected to hand its petition over to councillors on Monday October 15, said its case had been strengthened by a European ruling aimed at grounding flights overnight between 6pm and 10pm at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Anti-noise campaigners who live near the London airport won the case in the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled that their rights were being violated by night flights to and from the airport.
As a result the south Armagh residents are to petition Newry and Mourne district council for financial backing to bring a similar case over military helicopters.
The group said: “Of late, we have received numerous complaints about day and night-time flying from residents throughout the south Armagh area. Particular concern is voiced over the amount of helicopters ferrying cargo from Bessbrook military barracks to the bases and joint British Army/RUC barracks in Crossmaglen and Forkhill. It is believed that building supplies are being brought into the bases as construction work and refurbishment is visible.”
SAFRC was established in 1997 to campaign for the withdrawal of British troops and removal of observation posts from south Armagh. (AMcE)
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