- New report reveals "growing, invisible homelessness crisis in our countryside, English Rural (Mar 17, 2023)
This article focuses on information specific to United Kingdom. Please see our Rural sustainability page for a topic overview.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
CPRE maps showing that 55 per cent of England's countryside could be at increased risk as a consequence of the Government's reforms of the planning system: Protecting open countryside
Video[edit | edit source]
Other resources[edit | edit source]
- Plunkett Foundation, helps rural communities in the UK to take control of the issues affecting them through community ownership. W The Foundation's work includes:
- Supporting the growing network of community-owned shops across the UK
- Promoting and supporting wider forms of community-owned enterprises and co-operatives in rural communities
- Promoting and supporting community food and farming enterprises
- Advocacy and awareness raising with the purpose of increasing awareness of the potential of community-ownership in rural areas and making it easier for rural communities to take action
- Plunkett Co-operative Pubs Online
- Community Shops Online
- Fiery Spirits, Community of Practice
- Planning Help, a project of the Campaign to Protect Rural England
- One Planet Council, supporting One Planet Developments
- Pub Is The Hub
- Saving Pubs, campaigning resources from CAMRA, Campaign for Real Ale
- Village SOS, support network for community businesses
News and comment[edit | edit source]
2022
- "We just flippin' do it": how a rural cooperative from Lancashire built the fastest broadband in Britain, The Daily Alternative (Sep 21, 2022)
2021
Plantwatch: a climate solution is hidden in the hedgerows, Aug 18..[1].Climate change solutions UK news
The government's relentless push for development is destroying rural England, Ros Coward, Feb 17..[2].Housing UK news, Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England
2020
Councillors revolt over government plans to dismantle planning system, CPRE Kent, Dec 10..[3].Housing UK news, Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England
Environment to benefit from 'biggest farming shake-up in 50 years', Nov 30[4]
This is why more of Scotland should be owned by the people[5] Aug 22
Britain beyond lockdown: can we make more space for nature?[6] Jun 30
New UK housing 'dominated by roads'[7] "... too many highways engineers are still approving roads that do not fully account for pedestrians and cyclists." Prof Matthew Carmona, University College London. Government poll suggests 76% of people think that for the sake of the environment, everyone should reduce their driving. Jan 21...Housing UK news, Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England
2018
The future of environmental planning, Tom Kenny, Dec 10[8]
Our Common Ground: some reflections on the RSA's latest report, Nov 7[9]
This disastrous new project will change the face of Britain, yet no debate is allowed, George Monbiot, Aug 22..[10].Oxfordshire
If we value rural Britain, we can't build houses all over it, Simon Jenkins, Aug 6[11]
2017
Farthingloe Valley saved as CPRE Kent wins battle in Supreme Court, Dec 6[12]
How to Set Up a Community Co-op, May 17..[13].Towards sustainable economies UK
Green campaigners call for land ministry to halt the 'erosion of the countryside', Mar 5[14]
2016
New £3.62 million support programme announced to help communities take control of their local pub, Mar 9[15]
2015
From fringe to fork – food and the Green Belt, Sep 29[16]
News sources
Latest news releases, Campaign to Protect Rural England
Campaigns[edit | edit source]
- Buses for every community, takeaction.cpre.org.uk, added 09:36, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is a registered charity with over 60,000 members and supporters. CPRE campaigns for a "sustainable future" for the English countryside. They state it is "a vital but undervalued environmental, economic and social asset to the nation." They aim to "highlight threats and promote positive solutions." They campaign using their own research to lobby the public and all levels of government. W
See also[edit | edit source]
- Rural sustainability
- Biodiversity UK
- Food UK
- Localism UK
- Sustainable transport UK
- Urban sustainability UK
- Neighbourhood Planning
- Community resources UK
- Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England
- South East England
- London and South East England
- Commons UK
- local information can be found, or shared, via our many UK location pages
External links[edit | edit source]
- Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), charity that acts as the national organisation for thirty-eight Rural Community Councils across England. W
- Common Ground, charity and lobby group that promotes "local distinctiveness" W
- Making sure government policies and programmes benefit rural businesses and communities, policy information from GOV.UK (government)
- Natural England, non-departmental public body of the UK government
- The Rural Challenge, Achieving sustainable rural communities for the 21st century, cpre.org.uk, August 2010
- Rural Shops Alliance
- Village car-share, sister site of liftshare.com