I had retruned from my family holiday on Saturday 10th July and was down at Wolfclyde on the Sunday evening (not Sunday fishing of course just out for a walk and checking out the river levels). I saw the laminated cutting from the Gazette pinned to the fencepost. I could not believe it. I thought my eyes were failing me in the twilight. I returned home still not quite believing what CRAG has achieved. I even had to check again the following day to be sure. Deep Joy!
I wish George could have known.

I went for a walk down to the village and I looked over to the proposed site for this abomination. It got me thinking that we as a human race do not deserve to own such beauty I had a lump in my throat when I tried to imagine what it was going to look like should planning permission go thru (god forbid!) I have noted my objections to SLC and if anyone can give our tranquil landscape a fighting chance then CRAG can all the best and good luck

I've fished the stretch of river shown on your home page for over 15 years. I've had some fantastic days observing wildlife and enjoying the unspoilt nature of the place. The rivers flood plains form a function and alow high volumes of water to be displaced across the landscape thus preventing catastrophic flooding events further downstream. With future weather patterns set to get wetter as a result of climate change then such sites are crucial in lessening flood events, one only has to see what happened recently in Cumbria. I just hope this application does not go through!

We drive through the area to visit our son, at university in Edinburgh, and see the grand vista of your landscape.
We hope you get your wish to stop this ugly intrusion, which would decimate the area, both landscape, environment and livelihoods of many.We live in London so we see much so called "new" ideas and the results. Good luck in your campaign. Peter

What a horrible proposal. From a truly horrible company. Anyone who thinks that this area of the river Clyde is worth destroying for around 20 jobs has a very low level of intelligence. We the people of Scotland deserve more. The guy who praised Patersons in this site should rethink his views. Im afraid that the jobs offered by Patersons does not justify the destruction of an eco system. What a greedy selfish individual he must be to think that is okay, so therefore the quarry should be thrown back in there greedy faces. A recession caused by foolish bank lending does not justify our enviroment being destroyed

I lived in Boghead for 12 years, within a few hundred yards of Paterson's quarry, and I can tell you the traffic hammering past every day was terrifying. Our house used to shake! In winter the roads were covered in filth making them slippy and dangerous. In summer windows were coated with dust. The local roads are full of pot-holes and we suffered from several damaged tyres and wheels. Add to that the noise pollution from machinery and reversing trucks, night and day, and you might realise that if this quarry gets the go-ahead life will be very different in our local area. If anyone is in any doubt, try driving from Boghead to Strathaven - the road is a disaster. It's not just about the views and the wildlife - there are many more aspects of life that will be affected and damaged.