Dear All Heres a petition to push for the Western Weald to be included in the National Park. Please see the bottom of this email for more information. If you'd like to support it please add your name to the petition here: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/western-weald/ <http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/western-weald/> All best wishes, Penny
Penny Green Biodiversity Records Officer Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Woods Mill, Henfield West Sussex, BN5 9SD Direct Line Tel: 01273-497521 Fax: 01273-494500 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sxbrc.org.uk The Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre is the centre for reference for authoritative information relating to biodiversity in Sussex, working in partnership with both data users and data providers for public benefit. SxBRC is funded by a wide range of bodies; for a full list please see www.sxbrc.org.uk ________________________________ From: South Downs Campaign [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 July 2007 16:28 To: SDC Subject: News release - online petition to save the western Weald Importance: High Dear All, Please find the news release which we have issued today. Regards, Chris Todd South Downs Campaign News Release Monday, 16 July 2007 For Immediate Release Save the western Weald - sign the online petition South Downs Campaign urges public to let their views be known The South Downs Campaign (SDC) [1] is urging the public to let the government know the strength of feeling about the exclusion of the western Weald (including Petersfield, Liss, Midhurst and Petworth) from the South Downs National Park. The Campaign has set up an online petition on the Prime Minister's website at: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/western-weald/ <http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/western-weald/> which urges the Prime Minister to include the western Weald in the South Downs National Park [2]. After only a few days the petition has already attracted over 200 signatures but if the Government is really going to sit up and take notice thousands will need to sign it. That is why the Campaign is urging the wider public to get involved. The Campaign has also printed 20,000 leaflets [3] urging people to write to the new Minister in charge of national parks, Jonathan Shaw MP [4] and will be distributing them in the western Weald area over the next few weeks [5]. The leaflet is also available online at the Campaign's website: www.southdownscampaign.org.uk <http://www.southdownscampaign.org.uk/> . Robin Crane CBE, chairman of the South Downs Campaign said: "If people care about the future of this area then they need to let their views be known. Otherwise places like Midhurst, Petworth, Petersfield and Liss will be left out in the cold when the national park is established. Now more than ever we need people to fight for their countryside. Sign our petition: get your friends, neighbours, work colleagues and relatives to sign as well. That way the government will be left in no doubt as to the strength of public support for the inclusion of the western Weald in the South Downs National Park." ENDS Notes to Editors: [1] The South Downs Campaign is a network of over 110 organisations. As well as many national conservation, environmental and amenity organisations who are members, the SDC has a number of members who are parish and town councils as well as many other local organisations - a full list of members is available on request. The SDC is generously supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. [2] The petition went live last week and ends on 9 January 2008. It states: "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to include the western Weald in the South Downs National Park" [3] Copies of the leaflet are available on request and can be found on the Campaign's website: http://www.southdownscampaign.org.uk/main.htm <http://www.southdownscampaign.org.uk/main.htm> Scroll down the page and towards the bottom of bullet point 2, click on the word 'flier'. [4] Jonathan Shaw is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (at Defra) and Minister for the South East. His responsibilities include landscapes and National Parks. [5] Next Saturday (21 July), members of the South Downs Society will be out in Midhurst and Petworth distributing the flier. CONTACTS: Chris Todd 01273 563358 Mobile: 07889 302229 Robin Crane 01730 812935 Keren Burney (CPRE Hampshire) 01730 894123 Mobile: 07876 780065 Sussex Wildlife Trust is a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Act. Registered in England, Company No. 698851. Registered Charity No. 207005. VAT Registration No. 191 305969. Registered Office: Woods Mill, Henfield, West Sussex BN5 9SD. Telephone 01273 492 630 _______________________________________________ Adastra mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sxbrc.org.uk/adastra http://lists.sxbrc.org.uk/adastra-archives
