About
CPRE.
CPRE
is the Campaign to Protect Rural England. It is a national
charity that helps people to protect their local countryside
where there is threat, to enhance it where there is opportunity,
and to keep it beautiful, productive and enjoyable for everyone.
It has 60,000 supporters and a branch in nearly every county.
The head office is in London. Our Patron is Her Majesty the
Queen and Sir Max Hastings is our President....more
The
43 County Branches are independent charities, run by their
own executive committee. National office coordinates the Branch
network, provides advice and information, and receives back
local input which informs national decision-making and strengthens
its ability to influence both national and local government
policy. There is also a regional structure, in our case, the
West Midlands....more
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CPRE
Warwickshire
The
Warwickshire CPRE Branch covers the countryside of Warwickshire
and the interests of people in Solihull, Coventry, Birmingham,
Nuneaton, Rugby, Warwick, Leamington, Stratford on Avon and
other towns. The Branch has over 700 members and 100 parish
councils and 30 affiliated organisations are also members.
The branch produces an annual report and a newsletter four
times a year.....More on Newsletter
The
Branch gives opinions on Planning Policy documents. The Branch
also responds to contentious planning applications and gives
advice to our members on planning matters. Our planning volunteers
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How
Do We Operate to Protect
the Countryside?
We
try to achieve our objectives in many different ways-
- We
support national campaigns by publicising local examples
of the issues
- We
issue press releases to newspapers, radio and television
- We
set up our stall at shows and fetes throughout the area
to get over our messages as well as to recruit new members
- We
make representations to national, regional and local organisations
which are setting and reviewing planning policies
- We
seek to influence land use planning, transport and environmental
policies
- We
receive details of all planning applications in the area
and make representations and objections when we believe
policies are being breached
- We
appear at planning appeals hearings and inquiries to press
the views of the Branch
- We
help to organise public meetings to try to maximise support
- We
employ paid staff to deal with administration and all our
work
- We
have an office in Warwick where we plan our work
- We
have many volunteers who help to do all these things......more
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Events
The
Branch organises social events for members. Members and their
friends are welcome to attend. We also attend Fetes and shows
to promote our work.....more
National
CPRE
You
can find out more about the national CPRE on the CPRE national
site. This includes details of a wide range of relevant publications.....more
More
Info
Please
click here to find out how to
contact CPRE Warwickshire.
How
YOU Can Help
There
is a modest membership subscription if you wish to join and
you may also make a donation. We also need more volunteers
for a wide variety of interesting activities. Click
here if you wish to help.
Issues
There
are many key issues at national level, but also issues which
affect our region or local areas. National issues at the moment
include campaigning against a Government policy document which
proposes some drastic changes to the land use planning system
and telephone masts. Local issues include review of regional
planning guidance and a number of local policies. The future
of farming is also critical to the fiture of the countryside.....more
Links
We
provide links to other organisations which sympathise with
our aims and also to source documents which are of long term
or topical interest. Click here for
the Links page |
Newsletter
The
Branch publishes a Newsletter for members every two months.
Extracts from this Newsletter can be seen by Clicking
here.
Management
The
Branch is a company and a charity. It is run by a Committee
of trustees and a Management Group and other special interest
groups. Click here to see who
is running things.
Vision
The
Branch has a clear vision of its priorities and objectives
and has written these as a vision and five year plan. Click
here for details.
Site
Map
Our
site plan should help you to find the information which you
want....Click here
Link
to Private
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Press
Releases
The
recent press releases can be viewed by clicking
here.
Shows
The
Branch takes a stand to a number of fetes and shows during
the year. You can see the current programme by clicking here.
Do come and talk to some of our members to see what is really
happening.....more
Threats
Rural
England is always under threat. The people behind these threats
do not usually intend to damage the countryside or the environment
but this will be a product of their schemes for development.......
Current
threats include road-building, urban sprawl, developments
in green belts and areas of outstanding natural beauty, telephone
masts and proposed changes to planning procedures and policies.
Click here for further details.
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