Day 3 - evidence, visit and donations

It was another interesting day today. The evidence from Andrew Penfold on the container terminal market occupied us until after 1pm. The normal programme of witnesses was suspended in the afternoon, because Counsel for Babcock was unavailable. However, after lunch, Mike Shirkie from Rosyth Community Council spoke in favour of the proposed container terminal. This was followed up with a site-visit by the Reporters and representatives of the various parties, in the daylight to see the proximity of the site from one of the Limekilns houses that will be most affected.

We didn’t start the precognition about the Rail Freight Spur at Port Babcock Rosyth, so we’ll be starting with that tomorrow. The other sessions to be covered are Operations and Vessel Movements.

That will see the end of the first week; just five more to go! We’ve learned a lot over the last three days and have figured out ways to make things a bit easier. Sadly, there doesn’t seem to be an easier way to take the notes. L

Again, there was a great turnout from the residents of the village. Almost every time the door opened, someone from our villages came in. I’m glad so many are finding it interesting; both in terms of content and process.

This evening I’ve been catching up with the donations that have been made in the last week. Several were accompanied by letters and cards of support. We’re grateful for all the support. We still need to raise more funds; details on the SOS Limekilns page on this website.