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paulstevens24
Dec 11, 20213 min read
A TALE OF TWO VILLAGES
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT (SOME PARTS) OF RURAL WOKINGHAM In 2017, John Halsall, who has since become the leader of Wokingham Council,...
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paulstevens24
Dec 11, 20212 min read
Promises, promises
Every time I open a Newsletter from Wokingham Borough Council these days it includes the now familiar refrain: "We want your views on a...
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paulstevens24
Dec 7, 20212 min read
Not enough Brownfield sites?
As ever there is plenty of interesting stuff out there on the internet, I spotted this on the Council For Protection of Rural England...
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paulstevens24
Dec 6, 20211 min read
Compare and contrast
WBC's Revised Growth Strategy: "Without effective planning policies there would be no control or influence over where and how new housing...
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paulstevens24
Dec 5, 20211 min read
15,000 houses planned for Arborfield area?
A conversation with a local landowner, who shall remain nameless, indicates that the 4,500 houses openly planned for Hall Farm are just...
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paulstevens24
Dec 3, 20212 min read
Councillor Gary Cowan writes:
The Campaign to Protect Rural Wokingham headed by the Leader Of Wokingham Borough Council and the ward member for most of Wokingham’s...
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paulstevens24
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Right homes, right places?
I will try to keep it brief, but the Right Homes, Right Places mantra being trotted out at last night's meeting is starting to grate....
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paulstevens24
Nov 30, 20212 min read
Talking Trees
Well it is National Tree Week ;-) https://treecouncil.org.uk/take-action/seasonal-campaigns/national-tree-week/ Wokingham Borough Council...
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paulstevens24
Nov 28, 20212 min read
So much more than just a few fields
Hall Farm, as an area, is steeped in local history. The site, now owned by Reading University, was once the site of a thriving community....
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paulstevens24
Nov 27, 20212 min read
Future plan for homes?
ALL of the quotes below are taken from the Campaign for the Protection Of Rural Wokingham website (http://cprwok.co.uk/what-are-the-issue...
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paulstevens24
Nov 27, 20212 min read
When is Green not green?
"Wokingham Borough Council has started the process to allocate the next phase of housing to be built up to 2036, and HALL FARM is amongst...
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paulstevens24
Nov 26, 20211 min read
A bad smell at Shute End?
Actually, it's not just a bad smell. Several things really STINK! Bad enough that Conservative Leader of Wokingham Borough Council John...
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paulstevens24
Nov 25, 20212 min read
Traffic pollution bad enough, but WBC want to make it worse?
As I sit here listening to the hum of the traffic passing along Mole Road I see an article in the Reading Chronicle:...
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paulstevens24
Nov 24, 20211 min read
SOLVE Hall Farm
Save Our Loddon Valley Environment at Hall Farm have started to distribute flyers around the Hall Farm area encouraging people to attend...
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paulstevens24
Nov 17, 20212 min read
Green shoots at Shute End?
Awake in the early hours and unable to sleep I have been struggling for a possible group name to rally around in our opposition to the...
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paulstevens24
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Building a consensus
If you are resident in the Borough of Wokingham then by now you will probably have received a flyer from Wokingham Borough Council...
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paulstevens24
Nov 11, 20212 min read
NATIONALCLIMATE EDUCATIONACTION PLAN
Reading University are apparently of the opinion that "Climate change is the defining crisis of our generation, and it will be the lived...
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paulstevens24
Nov 9, 20211 min read
Green4Grow now on Twitter
As mentioned in a previous Blog I want to try and communicate directly with students of the University of Reading. I'm doing this for a...
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paulstevens24
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Questions for Wokingham Borough Council
Ahead of the Extraordinary Executive meeting to be held at Shute End at 7.00 pm it is perhaps worth trying to co ordinate the questions...
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paulstevens24
Nov 6, 20212 min read
Where next with the campaign?
The "Just Giving" donation page has reached £190 of the £500 target. This is an excellent start, thank you very much those that gave your...
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