SIXTEEN thousand voices!
That was how many names were on the Evening Star Save the Blue Cross campaign petition as it was handed over to charity chiefs, who pledged to take into account the views of everyone who signed calling for the animal rescue shelter to be kept open.
WOODBRIDGE'S new library will open its doors to the first people next week.
Staff are busy fitting it out, installing computers and filling shelves with thousands of books ready for Sunday, March 7.