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paulstevens24
Jun 12, 20224 min read
ASB, ASC and the APM
So let's start with an image to give some meaning to the first of those acronyms. ASB stands for Anti Social Behaviour. The picture above...
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paulstevens24
Jun 8, 20223 min read
When is Green Belt not Green Belt?
It was a brief moment of celebration (for me at least) when the Conservatives lost their overall majority in Wokingham at the recent...
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paulstevens24
May 24, 20224 min read
Where do the Local Election results leave the Local Plan?
An interesting question, to which there is sadly no hard and fast answer. The Revised Local Plan Update as proposed by the outgoing...
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paulstevens24
May 14, 20225 min read
What makes a “Community”?
Sometimes I wake up and whatever it is that has been happening around me seems to form itself into a post for the Blog. Other times I...
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paulstevens24
May 9, 20223 min read
Interesting times
Following on from the Local Elections held on May 5th the make-up of Wokingham Borough Council is now: Conservatives - 26 Liberal...
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paulstevens24
May 5, 20224 min read
What's new?
Hall Farm is back in the Media (that is NOT new). The attendance at the University of Reading by SOLVE Hall Farm members last weekend has...
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paulstevens24
Apr 29, 20222 min read
Housing on the Election agenda?
The Conservative ruling group sanctioned the draft local plan which the Conservative Executive approved for consultation. It sets out...
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paulstevens24
Apr 27, 20224 min read
A glimmer of hope?
Finally! WBC and SOLVE Hall Farm agree! The climate emergency requires urgent and serious action. We even (almost) agree on how to deal...
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paulstevens24
Apr 11, 20223 min read
Say NO to 4500 houses on 5th May
The local elections on 5th May will be the best chance we have to voice our opposition to the imposition of 4500+ houses at Hall Farm in...
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paulstevens24
Mar 29, 20222 min read
A day out in Whiteknights :-)
Last Sunday was Mothering Sunday and my mum and I had a lovely visit to Harris Gardens. For those of you not in the know this is a part...
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paulstevens24
Mar 29, 20222 min read
Let's talk Politics
We have previously featured a flyer distributed by the Wokingham Conservative Association when they came out in opposition to building...
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paulstevens24
Mar 17, 20223 min read
Save Our Loddon Valley Environment!
How do you follow the great advice of the Governments own directives when Wokinghams Conservative run council wants to concrete all over...
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paulstevens24
Mar 10, 20224 min read
Food security
The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has brought home to many people the fragility of our “Food Security” here in the UK. It has...
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paulstevens24
Mar 9, 20223 min read
The outdoor classroom
Thinking about Sustainability issues, I found a free course to join. Interestingly it is run by the Open University in collaboration with...
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paulstevens24
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Crisis? What crisis?
You may have noticed, but it has been a bit wet for the past few days. Living, as I do, very close to Hall Farm and the river Loddon I am...
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paulstevens24
Mar 2, 20225 min read
You could not make this up!
Wokingham have announced they want the Royal Berkshire Hospital to be moved to Shinfield. https://wokingham.today/conservatives-launch-pe...
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paulstevens24
Mar 1, 20224 min read
Reflections on democracy
No doubt you are as horrified by the historical events playing out before our eyes as I am. We are all drawn in to the human drama as...
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paulstevens24
Feb 23, 20224 min read
Affordability and Localism
Berkshire Live reports that in Wokingham the average house price for first time buyers is £400,000 meaning the household income needed to...
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paulstevens24
Feb 15, 20223 min read
WBC less smart than a slime mould?
In the last Blog I mentioned how fundamental fungi are to the development of life on Earth. (It is believed that plants only made it out...
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paulstevens24
Feb 13, 20225 min read
Growing communities
“Housing need is an unconstrained assessment of the number of homes needed in an area. Assessing housing need is the first step in the...
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