Protestors against HS2 will visit Crackley Wood near Kenilworth and Cubbington as part of Rebel Trail march

Members of protest groups Extinction Rebellion and Stop HS2 will start the Rebel Trail walk from Curzon Street in Bimringham and walk 125 miles along Phase 1 of the HS2 route over seven days from Saturday (June 20) stopping at or passing through the communities which will be affected by the project before arriving in London.

Marchers are being encouraged to carry symbols of the ancient woodland and animals being destroyed.

Matt Bishop, of the Save Cubbington Woods campaign, said: “We’re marching because we’ve had enough.

"People have had enough of our government hiding the truth about this project, showing no transparency or accountability.

"We’ve had enough of our failing democracy, and enough of the continued harm being inflicted on our communities and natural environment.

“That the Government has carried on with HS2 when we urgently need funding for our health service, our economic recovery and our local transport networks, makes clear where their priorities lie. Building this line is bad for our wildlife, bad for the taxpayer and an assault on our democratic values we hold so dear.”

Stop HS2 campaign manager Joe Rukin, from Kenilworth, added: “Right from the start, HS2 has been a railway fueled by lies, with grandiose and impossible promises made by those who will profit it.

"The already fragile case for this white elephant has been destroyed by the changes to work that coronavirus has brought, but instead of facing these facts, Boris Johnson chose to sneak out notice to proceed for HS2 just as it was confirmed that Parliament was lied to by HS2 bosses who are desperate to keep their gravy train running at a time when millions are facing life on the dole.”

The march will stop at the Crackley Wood Protection Camp on Sunday (June 21) for lunch between about 12.30pm and 1pm and reach Cubbington at about 7.15pm.

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