At the beginning of the week, Norfolk Chamber, the EDP and Norfolk County Council, together with MPs, political leaders and the business community hosted a visit by the Roads Minister, Jesse Norman MP in King’s Lynn and launched our ‘Just Dual It!’ campaign
The event, held at the Town Hall in King’s Lynn was to highlight to the Roads Minister that Norfolk is no longer prepared to wait for much needed improvements. It was a chance to garner the support of local MPs and for the business community to highlight the benefits that a dualled A47 could bring to our local economy.
Respondng to the calls for a47 improvements, Mr Norman said “I can only admire the steadfastness the energy and perseverance of everyone working together to make a collective case for action.”
The Just Dual It campaign is backed by the A47 Alliance and is looking for a commitment from Government to fund dualling the entire length of the A47 from Lowestoft in the East to Peterborough in the West by 2030. How well we make the case for dualling the entire length, is up to us as a business community. We need your support to join us to make the business case for the A47 improvements.
Commenting on the need for county-wide support, Nova Fairbank. Public Affairs Manager for Norfolk Chamber said: “To access further funding, we have to work within the Government’s frameworks and back that with the support of the business community and general public. We need to have a strong clear and consistent message and keep going until we achieve the full dualling of the A47.”
How can you help?
We need to hear from you about what benefits a fully dualled A47 will make to your business. Could it help create more jobs; enable your business expand; make it easier for your clients to visit you; or would you be able to move your goods more easily?
We need you to be specific in your responses, which will help build the overall business case. The more support we can garner and the more specific we are in the benefits; the more compelling our case will be.
There are several ways you can get involved:
- Use the following link to write your e-postcard: https://norfolkchamber.co.uk/contact/just-dual-it
- Buy today’s EDP (Friday 23 March 2018) which includes with a Freepost postcard on which you can send your message to government
- Pick up a postcard from the Chamber offices in Whiting Road, Norwich; the EDP’s offices, Rouen Road, Norwich; Norfolk County Council, Martineau Lane, Norwich; Great Yarmouth Town Hall; or West Norfolk Council offices in King’s Lynn
- Tweet your support using the hashtag: #JustDualIt
