Tamar Toll Action Group

06/06/2026

Save the date please folks, July 25th. Protest event in planning.

Can we best the 300 odd turn out we achieved in 2023? You could help us do so by sharing this post.

27/05/2026

Thank you Anna Gelderd MP for again raising this in the house and driving home a message about the need for change.

19/05/2026

A share for Saltash RFC, every little helps

Help us light up the main pitch! 💡🏉
​Our crowdfunder is still live, but time is running out. We are raising vital funds to install high-quality floodlights on our main pitch—a massive upgrade that will allow our teams to train safely year-round and let us host evening match days under the lights!

​Whether you're a player, a parent, a loyal supporter, or a local business, we need your help to cross the finish line.

▪ ​Why support? Better facilities for our youth teams, Womens and Mens teams and provide extended training and playing options, and an improved matchday experience for everyone.

▪ ​How to help: Click the link below to donate or simply share this post with your friends and family!
​Let’s make our club shine. Thank you for your incredible support!

​🔗 Support the campaign at:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/saltash-rfc-pitch-improvements-phase-2?fbclid=IwdGRjcAR48mpjbGNrBGfCn2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlDSIsRrKxezk9NKZOJQrRLq0uek8CuJ0zHboPDC2PPCcsY-mqpcUfDP8JJW_aem_XR6U59oTS5UtN1rh4mHsqw

17/05/2026

Ashtorre Rock Saltash is a lovely quiet spot on the river for a coffeee and quiet reflection on how these crossings are our lifeline for so many things, but also our nemesis in terms of the cost impact on regular users.

16/05/2026

Images show The Forth Road Bridge under construction (three brave men! 😱). It was built to span the Firth of Forth and was constructed between 1958 and 1964 at a cost of £19.5 million. It was opened on September 4, 1964 by Queen Elizabeth II. Drivers paid a toll to cross from the County of Fife on the north side, to Edinburgh on the south side.

It was a major feat of engineering, featuring a suspension design with 30,000 miles of steel wire. At the time, at 2512m long, it was was the longest bridge of its kind in the UK and fourth longest in the world.

The Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008 made all road bridges in Scotland toll-free. Passed by the Scottish Parliament, it officially eliminated the remaining charges on the Forth Road Bridge, the Tay Road Bridge, and the Erskine Bridge on February 11, 2008.

Subsequently, the 2700 metre long Queensferry Crossing was built at a cost of £1.35 billion. It also spans the Firth of Forth between Fife and Edinburgh.

The Queensferry crossing largely replaced the Forth Road bridge (which is now only used as a dedicated public transport corridor for buses, taxis, motorcycles, cyclists, and pedestrians). It is the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world and has the largest cables to cross mid-span. It includes two lanes in each direction and hard shoulders to prevent severe congestion during breakdowns

It was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II on September 4, 2017.

The Queensferry crossing has NEVER been tolled.

If this is affordable for Scotland nationally with its annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of roughly £207.8 billion, then why are we told it is unaffordable to abolish tolls in England with England's total GDP estimated at approximately £2.16 trillion?

A question to ask your MP.

13/05/2026

Again, our taxes going towards funding repairs to transport infrastructure in other parts of the country whilst we have to pay separately for upkeep of our own crossings over the Tamar. 👇

"The project forms part of the Government's £27 billion Road Investment Strategy, which includes £8.4billion for resurfacing roads and renewing bridges between 2026 and 2031."

👇 50 years old they say? 🤔 The Tamar Bridge opened to Traffic on October 24th 1961. That's 64 years, 6 months and 19 days. How old does it have to be before we receive the same level of publicly funded support as other areas?

"Research shows that several bridges on the M53 are now more than 50 years old and in need of repairs to stay safe for drivers."

The M53 will benefit from a new £50million repair project, starting next week

24/04/2026

Keeping it in the spotlight at a high level.

A fair deal for local users reliant on the Tamar Crossings is not too much to ask.

Campaigners held a productive high-level meeting with Richard Holden, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

23/04/2026

Quick photo of HMS Queen Elizabeth leaving Rosyth today for those who maintain that Torpoint can't have a bridge of any kind because the RN needs access to Devonport.

In short, there's an engineering solution to any problem.

22/04/2026

Please see attached presentation given today to Richard Holden, the Conservative Shadow Transport Secretary. We are grateful to the minister for providing us his time to discuss this with him. He was very receptive...

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Tamar Crossing presentation on the need for change and national funding provision

19/04/2026

Chief, Chief, No steam!

Great Britain XVIII passing through Churchtown farm this morning with Forder as a back drop.