Gatwick News – Crawley Observer

Gatwick Noise Management
12th June 2019 – Crawley Observer
website www.crawleyobserver.co.uk

Letter Page – Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions
email crawleyobserver@jpress.co.uk
phone 01293 845058

With reference to the news release in the Observer of June 5

We can expect the noise complaints to escalate further this summer and those that are not impacted by aircraft noise now need to wake up to Gatwick’s plans.

For the past three years the Gatwick Noise Management Board (NMB) has focused on arriving aircraft noise at 14nm+ from the airport.

The NMB has failed in its attempts to reduce,mitigate and manage noise according to the complaints CAGNE receives daily echoed by the Gatwick flight performance reports that show increases in complaints outside of Gatwick and the Civil Aviation Authorities figures.

The NMB has not dealt with the noise of those significantly affected by the new motorways of departures (PRNAV) introduced by Gatwick in 2014, apart from one Surrey route that faced a legal challenge from a resident.

The NMB has instigated the targeting of those that have little respite from arriving, and departing, traffic at 8-10nm resulting in arriving traffic dropping wheels and flaps of the aircraft to reduce speed so increasing the noise of the aircraft over those closest to the runway.

And communities now have Gatwick via the modernisation of airspace, Future Airspace Strategy Implementation South (FASIS), stage 2 removing Noise Preferential Routes (NPR) that have safeguarded homes outside of departing flight paths for over 60 years.

Communities can also expect Gatwick to return this summer with their master plan to use the emergency runway as a second runway by stealth and safeguard land for a third runway.

Planes may have become quieter but it is the frequency by which they are flown, the targeting of communities with concentrated flight paths, and the impact they are having on residents house values, wellbeing and climate change’ said CAGNE.

Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions

Contact details:

email cagnegatwick@gmail.com
website cagne.org
Facebook www.facebook.com/Gatwickcagne

Healthwatch Library Pop Ups

A message from Kathryn Brooks
West Sussex County Council

Healthwatch Library Pop Ups

Dear All

Healthwatch West Sussex are being supported by West Sussex County Council Library Service to ‘Pop-Up’ during July and August.

Please do come and talk to us at:

  • Bognor Library on Thursday 11th July and Thursday 8th August from 10am to 1pm
  • Crawley Library on Friday 12th July and Friday 19th July from 10am to 1pm
  • Haywards Heath Library on Tuesday 23rd July from 10am to 1pm
  • Littlehampton Library on Wednesday 17th July from 10am to 1pm
  • Midhurst Library on Tuesday 30th July from 10am to 1pm

If you have any health or care concerns and challenges, our team can help you to take the next step on your journey, wherever this may take you. This includes free information and guidance, and access to Independent Health Complaints Advocacy if you need guidance on an NHS complaint or practical support, call Healthwatch West Sussex on phone 0300 012 0122.

Kind Regards

Kath

Kath Brooks | Partnership Officer – Crawley
Partnerships and Communities Team
Communities and Public Protection
West Sussex County Council
County Hall North, Chart Way, Horsham, RH12 1XH
Internal: phone 25397 | External: phone 0330 222 5397 |Mobile: phone 07702 511693
E-mail: email kathryna.brooks@westsussex.gov.uk

website www.westsussex.gov.uk
Facebook www.facebook.com/West-Sussex-Matters

Gatwick News – Crawley Observer

Noise footprint level at Gatwick airport are reduced by seven per cent
5th June 2019 – Crawley Observer

website www.crawleyobserver.co.uk

By Staff Reporter
email crawleyobserver@jpress.co.uk
phone 01403 751200

Improved operational procedures – including smoother descents that reduce drag and use less power – and the phasing out of the noisiest aircraft helped reduce the noise levels at Gatwick Airport.

The annual noise exposure analysis carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority found a seven percent reduction on the noise footprint of 2018.

Gatwick Airport

Using the nationally recognised standard measurement (54dBA Leq), Gatwick’s noise footprint shrank from 82.7 Km2 to 77.1 Km2 in 2018 – compared to 2017 – with the number of people living within this noise contour also falling to 10,200 from 10,950.

The survey shows that cumulatively, over the last two years, 900 people have been taken out of this noise footprint as it shrank 11 per cent – reducing in area from 86.5 Km2 in 2016 to 77.1 Km2 in 2018.

It showed Gatwick’s noise footprint has reduced by 48 per cent over the last 20 years and by 14.5 per cent over the last decade.

In terms of future noise reductions, the next generation of aircraft – including the Airbus A320neo, A321neo and A350; and Boeing’s 787 (Dreamliner) – are up to 50 per cent quieter than their predecessors.

In the future the airline fleets that operate from Gatwick will be dominated by these quieter aircraft, with forecasts showing that this type of next generation aircraft will make up 86 per cent of Gatwick’s aircraft fleet by 2032/33, up from three per cent in 2017/18.

The independent Noise Management Board at Gatwick was formed in 2016 and brings the local community and the aviation industry together within a formalised structure and is considered to be an industry leading approach to managing noise issues at a local level.

Andy Sinclair, Gatwick’s head of airspace, said: “We are making good progress against our objective of reducing the impact that aircraft noise has on our local communities, but we recognise that more must be done.

“We are delighted with the work of the Noise Management Board and we hope that it continues its strong influence in decision making at the airport. We will continue to challenge ourselves and our industry
partners and will be introducing a range of new initiatives to reduce noise further in coming years.

Over time, aircraft noise has dramatically reduced at Gatwick and in the next few years I expect to see further improvements as more next generation aircraft are delivered.

Small Charities Week

A message from Kathryn Brooks
West Sussex County Council

Small Charity Week 2019

Dear All

Small Charity Week (17th-22nd June) #SmallCharityWeek is the biggest event in the small charity calendar, providing free initiatives, competitions and support over six days for charities or local community organisations with an annual turnover under £1 million.

As part of this, West Sussex County Council is delighted to offer a limited number of free spaces to Crawley small charities on Tuesday 18th June to promote their work. Between 11am and 2pm, Crawley charities are invited to set up a table information stand (plus space for a pull up banner) on the ground floor of Crawley library. The library has approximately 1,000 visitors each day, and this lunchtime slot should enable organisations to promote themselves to members of the public, but not to fundraise.

You may be interested in looking at these competitions running during the week, and post a photo of yourselves and your supporters at the library?
Spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. For more information, or to book please contact Kath Brooks, West Sussex County Council Partnerships & Communities (details below)

Kind Regards

Kath

Kath Brooks | Partnership Officer – Crawley
Partnerships and Communities Team
Communities and Public Protection
West Sussex County Council
County Hall North, Chart Way, Horsham, RH12 1XH
Internal: phone 25397 | External: phone 0330 222 5397 |Mobile: phone 07702 511693
E-mail: email kathryna.brooks@westsussex.gov.uk

website www.westsussex.gov.uk
Facebook www.facebook.com/West-Sussex-Matters

Creative writing workshop for mums with young children

FREE creative writing workshop for mums with young children

With Anna Jefferson

On National Writing Day, a creative writing workshop aimed at mothers of young children. This is an opportunity to chat about the challenges and triumphs of motherhood with other women, using personal experiences as the springboard to writing creatively. The one-off workshop is aimed at writers of all abilities.

The session will be led by playwright and author Anna Jefferson. Anna has written for stage and screen since 2005. Having grown up in rural Lincolnshire, her work draws on her abiding love of northern England, its people and humour. Anna is founder and co-director of Broken Leg Theatre. She has written and toured five plays, having most recently co-written Three Generations of Women, which toured nationally to critical acclaim.

Her first novel, You Can Take Her Home Now, about the first year of parenting set against a backdrop of growing up in 90s Lincolnshire, is due for publication in in February 2020 with Orion. Anna’s second book is due for publication in later that year.

Date/Time: 26 June 2019 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Price: FREE – email email hello@newwritingsouth.com to reserve your place

Venue: 12-13 Queens Square, Crawley.