CAGNE was formed on the 17th February 2014 due to the ADNID trial departure route being instigated by Gatwick Airport for a PRNAV route (concentrated flight path) over rural areas not previously flown over.

CAGNE has grown and diversified since as an umbrella community group to embrace the many issues that Gatwick presents through their desire for growth including new flight paths, changes to flight paths, increases in noise, and a major campaigning/lobbying force opposing the second and third runway.

CAGNE was at the forefront in opposing the expansion of Gatwick Airport with a second runway for sound reasons and will object strongly to the emergency runway being used as an interim measure.

CAGNE has an extensive network of members covering areas to the east, west, north and south of the airport concerned with totality of aircraft noise produced by arrivals and departures, environmental issues, airspace and surface access for Sussex and Surrey and beyond.

The CAGNE committee consists of volunteers/residents to the east and west of the airport coming from many professional backgrounds including aviation.

An Annual General Meeting open to the public takes place each year in February where the chair and committee are elected.

Current Committee Members:

Lucy Donovan – President (Smallfield)

Sally Pavey – Chair (West Sussex area)
Liz Lockwood – Deputy Chair (Tandridge area)
Andrew Cadman – Treasurer (Horsham area)
Aidan Zeal (Crawley area)
Jane Vogt (East Sussex area)
Caroline Taylor (East Sussex area)
Lisa Morris (East Surrey area)
Maggie Beeson (Kent area)

Jennie Tomlinson – Copy editor (non-committee)

To contact members of the committee by email please email cagnegatwick@gmail.com

CAGNE sends out informative newsletters to members, consult its members to formalise responses, and is active on social media – Facebook, twitter and instagram.

CAGNE has an environmental campaign called Pledge to Fly Less.

CAGNE also operates an independent forum (www.cagnepcforum.org.uk) to engage and consult with town and parish councils called the CAGNE

Town and Parish Council Aviation Forum.  This is for councillor and is run by councillors.

CAGNE is not just concerned with Gatwick Airport, but all airspace and gets involved in other airports in the UK and overseas; the environmental damage aviation has on climate change and air quality worldwide.

We work closely with CPRE Sussex and Surrey and other CPRE offices as well as other bodies such as Sussex Wildlife Trust, Aviation Environment Federation, Members of Parliament, local authorities and other aviation community groups in the UK and overseas.  CAGNE has a seat on Gatwick groups – Noise Management Board, NCF and attends GATCOM.

CAGNE seeks to help:

If you have a problem with airspace; a question relating to airspace or ramifications of airports, please contact us cagnegatwick@gmail.com and we will try and help.