10 signatures reached
To: Oliver Colvile MP
Reclaim Drakes island!
Prevent plans for Drakes Island to be turned into a luxury hotel, and promote plans to create a vibrant, sustainable attraction for the benefit of locals and tourists!
Why is this important?
Drakes Island is a lost land of history that most Plymouthian's have never been able to visit. This island has been referred to as 'The jewel in Plymouth's crown', yet it can only be looked at from a distance, never touched. This has been going on for far too long. Military fortifications dating back to the 16th Century and running up to WW2 provide reason enough for historians to show interest in this unique island. However, the natural beauty of the island and it's surroundings, coupled with the already existing historic military structures offer opportunities for heritage economy like no other city in Britain! It is unacceptable that such a beautiful asset of Plymouth's heritage has been left to rot for over 15 years while the people of Plymouth can only look, but not touch.
