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Gas To The West
Background to the Gas to the West Campaign
Natural gas is now available in the Greater Belfast area. This brings with it cost benefits to consumers and businesses alike as well as positive impact on industrial development and the environment. The Government is soon to extend this natural gas infrastructure westwards to Derry/Londonderry, via Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Limavady.
This will mean that most of Northern Ireland will share in the well-known and undisputed benefits of this important energy source. This leaves the Rural West of Northern Ireland out in the cold. The Gas to the West Campaign is founded on the conviction that all the people of Northern Ireland should share in the benefits of natural gas. This means campaigning and lobbying for the Rural West to be given equal access. Not extending gas to the Rural West means that the region becomes even more peripheral, current industrial investment is threatened and the chances of future regeneration are diminished. There are also important environmental and social implications.
The Gas to the West Campaign Group
Local government in the Rural West of Northern Ireland has come together with major businesses, cross-border organisations and chambers of commerce to campaign for Gas to the West. Our campaign headquarters are:
Strabane District Council Offices
47 Derry Road
Strabane County Tyrone
BT82 8DY
Tel. 02871 382204
E-mail: gastothewest@strabanedc.com
Fax: 0287138138
Contacting Us
Campaign Manager Geraldine Stafford
Economic Development Officer, Strabane District Council gastothewest@strabanedc.com
Media Enquiries
Contact: Grace Turpin, Corporate Policy Officer, Strabane District Council
Tel. 02871 382204 Ext. 222
E-mail: gturpin@strabanedc.com
Gas to the West Campaign Group Members
Adria
Cookstown District Council
Dungannon and South Tyrone District Council
Fermanagh District Council
Northwest Region Cross Border Group
Omagh District Council
Strabane Area Trade Union Council
Strabane Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Strabane District Council
Strabane Lifford Development Commission
