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New design guide will help solar panels shine
For the first time, a simple national guide helps property owners install attractive solar panels Get them right, and they can be an attractive part of your home and lower your electricity bills. That’s the message about solar panels from … Continue reading
What will Brexit mean for the environment?
CPRE member Andy Boddington writes an excellent monthly bulletin focusing on the South East – but its broad strategic scope means it’s relevant for the East Midlands too. He said yesterday: “We are embarking on the biggest change in the … Continue reading
New farmers and new small farms can kick-start agricultural revolution
Brexit vote offers chance for farming to become more diverse and environmentally resilient A new report released on 17 August 2016 by CPRE argues that farming in England needs to become more diverse to prove environmentally resilient and publicly accessible over … Continue reading
Light pollution
Discover the starriest spots in England, and the areas most blighted by light pollution, in our satellite maps of the country’s night skies – the most detailed and accurate ever produced.
Public behind plastic bag charge as support for anti-litter measure increases
As the Government collects carrier bag usage statistics for the first time today, a poll partly-commissioned by CPRE has revealed increased public support for the bag charge in England [1]. The ICM-conducted poll for the Break the Bag Habit (BTBH) … Continue reading
New national President for CPRE
Pottery designer and businesswoman Emma Bridgewater is to be the new national President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), succeeding former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion, who served four years in the role.
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Getting builders to build
As outlined in our response to the consultation on proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, the proposals focus disproportionately on securing an increase in the number of consents for housing developments, despite the system’s failure to build out … Continue reading
Archive workshop – May 26th in Reading
Would you like to find out more about CPRE’s history, and particularly the local campaigns that shaped your area? As part of our 90th anniversary celebrations we are working with the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) to put on … Continue reading
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90 Years of CPRE: Wednesday 6 July 2016, Peterborough
CPRE East Midlands and East of England welcomed you to 90 Years of CPRE: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Wednesday 6 July 2016 ~ 10am – 4pm The Fleet, Peterborough Members and volunteers of branches in the East of England … Continue reading
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Lincolnshire’s rural economy – conference literature 1st March 2016
Here is the Programme for our Conference in Sleaford on March 1st. ..and here are the talks (below) and Q&A transcript from the day, in the order in which we heard them:
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