Category Archives: peak district

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.

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Could you be our new Regional Secretary?

Are you having trouble reading this on-screen? Please feel free to download the Job Description. We’d love to hear from you.                                August 2016

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Free money to celebrate with!

The National Lottery has launched a brand new fund called Celebrate! which aims to help communities get together just for the fun of it. 

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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

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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

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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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Self-indulgent reasons to join CPRE?

As a CPRE member you get whopping discounts at Cotswold Outdoor stores and reduced entry fees to loads of stately homes and gardens throughout England. (You’ll also be contributing to our campaigning work to keep the living countryside beautiful … so it’s … Continue reading

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Website aims to tackle rural crime

RURAL communities are being asked to add their experiences to a website tackling crime in the countryside.

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