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Oct 2025
GALLERY: Harrogate Spring Water campaigners make their feelings known
Councillors voted today to defer Harrogate Spring Water's plans to expand its bottling plant.
The water company wants to expand its plant into the nearby Rotary Wood, which would see the loss of around 500 trees.
The decision to defer the plans was made at a council meeting today, at which many members of the public arrived to protest.
The Stray Ferret was live from Harrogate’s Civic Centre, bringing coverage of the Harrogate and Knaresborough area planning committee as they made a decision.
We have put together a gallery of photos taken on the day, which you can view below.
Placards lined the route to the meeting.
Sarah Gibbs used smoke to highlight her greenwash claims at the October 2025 meeting.
Protestors at a planning meeting in October 2025.
Shortly before the meeting
The Red Rebels from Extinction Rebellion Harrogate at the planning meeting.
Tireless campaigner Sarah Gibbs
Neil Hind, chairman of Pinewoods Conservation Group, outside the 2025 planning meeting.
A child in a fox mask.
Zero Carbon Harrogate joined the protest.
Getting their message across.
Two Save Rotary Wood campaigners.
One of many campaigners outside the civic centre.
The council chamber at today's meeting.
Neil Hind, chair of Pinewoods Conservation Group, speaking at the meeting.
Cllr Matt Walker (centre) talks during the meeting.
John Worthington (centre), an executive officer at the council.
Members of the public at today's meeting.
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