"STONEHENGE is our link to the past. Dont ruin its future."
This was the message sent out by activists last week, desperate to halt plans to build on the A303.
On Thursday, July 14, Stonehenge Alliance members flocked to The British Museum in London, calling for anyone supporting their fight against the £1.7 billion A303 works to join them.
The British Museum was selected as the protest venue, as it has been showcasing 'The World of Stonehenge' exhibit.
The display, which closed at the weekend, has been educating visitors about the history and magic of the World Heritage site, thanks to historic objects and artefacts.
The campaign group is concerned the exhibit did not note the future of the monument, including the potential effects of National Highways' plans to build eight miles of dual carriageway along the A303.
The group said: "'The World of Stonehenge' is a brilliant exhibition about treasures from its Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age past, but it was 100 per cent silent about threats to the World Heritage Site's future from road building.
"Campaigners sent a clear message to the British Museum and its visitors: Stonehenge is our link to the past. Dont ruin its future."
Members also protested outside The British Museum back in February, when the exhibit celebrating the iconic site was launched.
The controversial upgrade, between Amesbury and Berwick Down, will create eight miles of dual carriageway, a tunnel of at least two miles under the World Heritage Site, 50 metres away from the Stonehenge monument, a new bypass to the north of Winterbourne Stoke, and junctions with the A345 and A360.
National Highways is currently waiting for the Secretary of State to make a decision on the latest application, after permission was quashed by the High Court in July 2021.
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