We are a coalition of local businesses and groups opposing the plans to build a waste incinerator at Portland Port.
To join the coalition, email Hannah Borno at: join@coalitionagainsttheburner.org
Or call Chris Ball on 07824 513609
COALITION AGAINST THE BURNER — SIGNATORIES ▶︎
WEYMOUTH ▶︎
Weymouth Civic Society
Rossi’s Ice Cream
The River Wey Society
Weymouth Hoteliers Guesthouses & Leaseholders Association
Old Harbour Dive Centre
Weyfish
Belvedere Inn
The Chatsworth
Offshore Rebel Charters
Stone Pier Cafe
Cove Gallery
Weymouth Rubbish Removals
Amarisa Deep Sea Fishing
Weymouth Bike Hire
South West Coast Refills
The Bay Guest House
Statue Insurance
Gladstones Family Jewellers
Weymouth Vintage
Netherfield Cattery
Skelly Construction
Weymouth & Portland Scaffolding
Weymouth Bouncy Castles
The Library House Cafe
A Spoonful of Honey
Aunty Vi’s Café
The Eastney
Signet Aerials
Titan Manufacturing,
S&W Shellfish
Sally Ann Charters
Acorns Childminding Service
Hand Picked Shellfish Company
Dorset Entertainments
The Harbour Terrace
Townsend’s Amusements
Seashells Soft Play
Marden Guest House
Remarkable Carpets
Graham’s Motor Services
Supanova Charters
Bob Summerhayes Fisheries
Ryan Casey Marine Services
(cont’d)
Weymouth Angling Centre
Dorset Seaweeds
Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club
Les Enfants Terribles
Snapper Charters
Weymouth & Portland Licensed Skippers Association
Garreg Lwyd
Al’s Spirit Charters
Fins-up Fishing Charters
Flamer IV Charters
Olivers Guesthouse
Helen’s Famous Wholefoods Store
PlayYard
C Me Care
The Monarch Guest House
Whitesands Properties
The Ocean Guest House
Wadham Guest House
Weymouth
Bridge Fairtrade Shop
Nanna Moon’s Café Bar
Wessex Aerials
The Cavendale Guest House
The Warwick Guest House
Weymouth Sands Guest House
Beach View Guest House
The Seacrest Guest House
Aaron Guest House
Real World Services
Good as Gold
The Window Doctor
C.A. Aerials
Bosworth Glass
Direct Removals of Weymouth
Mason Gas Services
South Coast Alarms
Cavendish House
The Bedford Guest House
King of the Castles
The Dorset Grill
Attic Designs
PORTLAND ▶︎
b-side arts organisation
Dorset Shellfish
Chesil Chippie
Dive Beyond
O’Three
Dorset Sea Salt Co.
Portland Joinery
Scimitar Diving
Paracademy Extreme
Quiddles Cafe
Taylor’s Messdeck Cafe
Portland Alpacas
ArtSpace82
LJK Resources
Mike Young Personal Training
Portland Magic
Balti Island
Perceptive Protection
Mark White Roofing
White Stones Art Cafe
David Nicholls Art
Adventure4All
Martyn Davies Decorating
Fancy’s Farm
Postal Logistics International
JAIC
Mocean
Rob McIlroy Soft Tissue Therapy
Fish-On! Angling Charters
Portland Cottage
Chesil Creative
WYKE REGIS ▶︎
Wyke Regis Horticultural Society
Pebble Bank Caravan Park
The Fat Badger
Sirius Business Services
Dorset Phone Repair Service
Swallows Rest
Lee Electrical Installations
BRIDPORT ▶︎
Little Toller Books
Soulshine Cafe
Common Ground
DORCHESTER ▶︎
The Thomas Hardy Society
Down to Earth
Bright Button Productions
Annie’s Gardening
Dorset’s Kiwi Butcher
WAREHAM ▶︎
Longthorns Farm
Terra Organics Cafe
Huff and Puff Construction
The Salt Pig
AND BEYOND ▶︎
Barton Cottage, Broadmayne
Marren B&B, Holworth
GB Roofing, Ilminster
The Open Air Dairy, Littlebredy
Heritage Seeds, Osmington
The Osmington Society
Daniel Wretham Photography, Poole
Donkey Down Camping, Sutton Poyntz
The proposed incinerator ▶︎ Portland is known and loved for its views. The area is famous for its fresh air. But an ill wind is blowing our way. An internationally-backed company calling itself “Powerfuel Portland” has applied to Dorset Council to build a large waste incinerator at Portland Port. If it gets the go-ahead, the burner would change the face of Portland & Weymouth for generations. The chimney stack would be 85 metres high from sea level: about twice the height of Portland Bill.
A new threat to tourism and hospitality ▶︎ The tourism and hospitality sectors are reeling from Covid. From retail to restaurants, hotels to market stalls, it’s been tough for everyone. According to a recent Parliamentary report: “Coastal communities in particular will be hard hit by the decline of the tourism industry”. And it doesn’t look like a swift recovery is on the cards. In its 2020 Tourism Forecast, VisitBritain predicts that “by early 2021 we are unlikely to be back to baseline (pre-COVID) levels” in any sector of tourism.
Building an industrial waste burner just across the water from Weymouth would be kicking tourism while it’s down. People travel to Weymouth for golden sands, not grey fumes. They flock to the area for sailing, camping and artisan food; for beautiful views not chimney plumes.
Bad for business, bad for wildlife ▶︎ The incinerator site is surrounded by vulnerable marine and coastal ecosystems, putting rare species and habitats at risk. And it would put the world famous Jurassic Coast right in the firing line. The last thing anyone needs right now is more air pollution. But there’s time to stop it. A coalition of local businesses and groups has come together to fight the burner proposal. If you’d like to join the coalition, drop us a line at this address: join@coalitionagainsttheburner.org
Take action ▶︎ Tell Dorset Council that building the burner would be taking Portland & Weymouth in the wrong direction — add your name to the coalition:
join@coalitionagainsttheburner.org
Or submit an objection to Dorset Council.
For more information on stopping the incinerator, visit the campaign website:
STOP! Portland Waste Incinerator
And for information and research on the incinerator, visit the Portland Association:
Membership Secretary — Hannah Borno