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Please look around at the sort of campaigns we are running at the moment and if you want to know more,
come and join us in The United Church, Jewry Street at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month. See right.
WinACC is working to bring together major stakeholders from Winchester (including Winchester FoE) in an effort to meet the challenge of Climate Change.
We are excited so far by the involvement shown by so many but would encourage everyone in Winchester to get involved.
To find out more visit the WinACC website► More
The LTP are the thoughts of Hampshire County Council on how transport will be addressed in the period until 2025. But we are sad to see that there is no comment on how transport will reduce its carbon emissions in this time. Car drivers feel they are taxed heavily but studies show that road transport is effectively subsidised by externalisation of the costs of the road system.
You can read our full response ► Here
Winchester does not need a large development like Barton Farm. We can satisfy our housing demands by utilising space available in town to build sustainable houses where the inhabitants have most of their needs within walking distance.
You can read our full response ► Here
Instead of Local Plans, Councils are now required to produce a Local Development Framework (LDF), which is constrained by and supposed to influence the wider Regional Spatial Strategy. Winchester City Council, as part of its ‘Live for the Future’ strategy has recently been in consultation on the LDF.
You can read our response ► Here
On the 9th April this car park was given the go-ahead, on the proviso that the current review on the South Downs National Park does not extend the boundary of the Park to encompass the Bushfield site. See WinFoE’s press release
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Its not as good an idea as you might think. Find out why.
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Below is a picture of the 'survivors' of the Commuter Challenge held on 20th June as part of the Winchester Bike Week.
The closing date for comments on the Draft Climate Change Bill has passed. We can only wait to see what changes the Government will make.
Find out why we wanted it to be toughened up.
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If you live in the Winchester district and care about climate change, you need to act now! ► More
t:Mike 0797 061 2475 or Chris 01962 849063
e:FOE-Winchester@hotmail.co.uk
