On the 27th Sep 2026 AA CCS are coordinating a whole pipeline route relay. Each section will walk, cycle, run, jog, hop, skip and jump the entire length of the route. East Cheshire AACCS has chosen the easier option of a Tractor Run along the pipeline route in our region. Details of each section are described in our event flyer. If you are a Farmer or own a vintage tractor and would like to take part in this exciting event, please contact me via eastcheshire@actionaginstccs.com so I can add you to the WhatsApp Group and share more details. Please support this event in raising awareness about the CO2 Pipeline and how it impacts everyone in our region and beyond.
East Cheshire Branch Bulletin – Action Against CCS
The East Cheshire Branch of Action Against CCS continues to meet every two weeks to share information, discuss concerns, and strengthen a growing local network of residents, professionals, business owners, and landowners affected by the proposed Peak Cluster Pipeline Project.
The branch has been bringing together people from across East Cheshire who are either directly impacted by the route and associated infrastructure, or indirectly affected by the wider environmental, social, business, and land-use implications of the project. These regular meetings provide an opportunity to exchange research, hear local perspectives, coordinate campaign activity, and ensure that community concerns are properly understood and represented.
About the Peak Cluster Project
The Peak Cluster Project is a proposed carbon capture and storage initiative intended to collect carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sites and transport them by pipeline for offshore storage. While the project is being presented as part of wider decarbonisation efforts, it has raised serious concerns among local communities and stakeholders, particularly in relation to:
the impact of pipeline infrastructure on homes, farms, businesses, and private land;
potential disruption during construction and long-term land management restrictions;
environmental and safety concerns associated with the transport of captured CO2;
the adequacy of consultation and transparency with affected communities;
broader questions about whether the project places an unfair burden on local areas while offering limited local benefit.
For many in East Cheshire, the issue is not abstract. It concerns the possible effect on livelihoods, property, land value, rural character, environmental quality, and the rights of those whose land and communities may be affected by the scheme.
A growing local campaign
The East Cheshire Branch is continuing to grow a committed team of volunteers and supporters. That team includes people with a wide range of experience and interests, including:
local residents concerned about the effect on their communities;
landowners and farmers affected by route proposals and access issues;
business owners concerned about disruption and local economic impact;
professionals and technical contributors helping to review documentation, process information, and support public understanding.
This is a community-led effort built on shared concern, practical cooperation, and the belief that those affected by major infrastructure proposals should have a strong, informed, and organised voice.
Get involved
If you would like to join our team of volunteers and support the campaign, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
For all enquiries, please contact the East Cheshire Branch at:
Dozens of protestors gathered opposite Macclesfield railway station on Sunday, June 29, to make their voices heard over plans to build a 121-mile CO2 pipeline from the Peak District to the Irish Sea.
The ‘No Peak Cluster CO2 Pipeline Cheshire Borderlands’ group claim that such a project would destroy a 40m wide, 20 mile long corridor of ‘biologically functional wildlife’ from Lyme Park, through Pott Shrigley and the surroundings of Macclesfield, through to Holmes Chapel.
Furthermore, they feel the placement of a ‘high-intensity above ground installation’ near Gawsworth will ‘severely disrupt general life’.
A spokesperson said: “People are very concerned, and rightly so. In some instances, they are planned to be situated within 50 metres of populated areas.
“There would be a level of risk to the tourist industry of Cheshire East as rural areas suffer a loss of rural identity.
“Further, CO2 is a high-risk gas when released in high quantities, and thus any rupture would produce an immediate risk to the population, and that risk of course is not zero, and anyone who tries to tell you it is, is inaccurate.”
The spokesperson added: “Once again, like the planned Adlington New Town, this is a case of transferring the negative effects associated with a lower-cost, ‘easy fix’ solution to CO2 emissions to the population.
“It is one of the most profitable forms of CO2 transport, and that profit will not be transferred to anyone in Cheshire East. In fact, there are strong arguments to support that the project will result in significant loss to most of Cheshire East’s population.
” It is also unnecessary. There are other forms of CO2 transport that don’t result in the same loss of function due to high-maintenance and high-risk pipelines.
“This is being pursued because of profit to big corporations and the planned storage of European CO2.
“It’s very sad to see our communities faced with paying the price for all this – and we must fight.”
Laura Beveridge-Muircroft, chair of Action Against Carbon Capture and Storage, added: “From one residents meeting to a regional movement; what began as a a single residents meeting in February 2026 has grown to a co-ordinated community movement spanning the Peak District, Wirral and now Cheshire East.
“United by our commitment to evidence, transparency and informed public debate, communities have come together to ensure their voices are heard in the fight against the Peak Cluster pipeline.
“The sense of community was palpable as people from all areas affected stood together to demonstrate our feelings.”
