matlock footbridge campaign
Letter samples
Some sample protest letters to download, tailor and send to Derbyshire Dales District Council, Derbyshire County Council, Sainsbury's and Network Rail. To read more about the role of these different organisations, read the background page. Feel free to alter the letters slightly to suit what you would like to say in particular. Click on the headings below and the letters will open as word documents for you to save and print.
The District Council's role was to approve the design and construction of the bridge. Use this letter to make it your views about the design of the bridge known to the Chair of the Planning Committee.
The County Council had a role in working with the District Council on the design of the bridge. Use this letter to express concern to the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services.
Sainsbury's arrival in Matlock is ultimately the reason the footbridge is here in the first place. They paid for it. Whatever your feelings about the new supermarket, use this letter to express your concern to them and appeal to their sense of responsibility as newcomers to the community.
Network Rail agreed to the construction of the bridge and are responsible for the fabric of railways and stations across Britain. Use this letter to demand action from them on this matter.