From secretary_sos at hotmail.com Mon Jun 13 18:54:42 2011 From: secretary_sos at hotmail.com (Secretary SOS) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:54:42 +0000 Subject: [Announce] Forum and Talk - Tuesday 12 July Message-ID: Dear Friend of SOSWe would like to invited you to attend our second Green Forum at the Cambridge Union Society. Drinks will be available at 7pm and our guest speaker, Dr David Brown, will be speaking on Trees on Urban Spaces at 7.30pm. Following his talk, three local 'friends' groups will be giving brief presentations on trees in their areas. There will be time for questions and for people to meet representatives of the many local groups who are invited.The evening will be preceded by our AGM, starting at 6.30pm and which you are most welcome to attend if you would like to come along earlier.I'd be grateful if you could let me know if you are able to attend and if you are representing a local 'friends' group. With all good wishesVictoriaSecretarySave Our green Spaces -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carowilson12 at gmail.com Tue Jun 14 22:48:58 2011 From: carowilson12 at gmail.com (caroline wilson) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:48:58 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Sunday July 10th 12.0-4.0 A Celebration of Stone in Ascension, Histon Road and Mill Road Cemeteries Message-ID: *?CELEBRATION OF STONE? - Sunday 10th July, 12 ? 4pm* *Open day - Ascension Burial Ground, Histon Road Cemetery and Mill Road* * Cemetery.* * * The Friends of Mill Road Cemetery, The Ascension Burial Ground and Histon Road Cemetery, supported by the City Council, invite you to join them in their ?Celebration of Stone? open day event on Sunday 10th July from 12pm ? 4pm. This event for all the family is happening at the same time in the three Victorian Cemeteries. Mayor of Cambridge ? Ian Nimmo Smith will officially open the event at Histon Road Cemetery at 12:00. and will visit each venue during the day. In each venue there will be a range of activities, some different some the same. Come and watch demonstrations of stone carving and lettering with a chance to try. Each site is providing a tour explaining the history of the cemetery and looking at lichens. There will be various workshops on offer and activities suitable for families in each cemetery. The Cemeteries in the city offer a fascinating insight into a wide range of Cambridge society, both town and gown. Visit one in your neighbourhood or all three, and learn more about these varied and intriguing spaces. For more information, and detailed timetables, see: For Mill Road Cemetery *www.millroadcemetery.org.uk* For Ascension Burial Ground *www.churchatcastle.org* For Histon Road Cemetery email *friendsofhistonroadcemetery at yahoo.co.uk* * * * * 1. Contacts: Liz Moon ? Project champion. Secretary of Friends of Histon Road Cemetery, * lizmoon at waitrose.com* Caroline Wilson ?Secretary of Friends of Mill Road Cemetery, friendsofmillroadcemetery at gmail.com Mike Good ? Chair of Friends of Ascension Burial Ground, *mikegood at ntlworld.com* Sarah Tovell ? Green Space Officer, Cambridge City Council *Sarah.Tovell at cambridge.gov.uk* * * 2. Mill Road Cemetery (Mill Road, Cambridge) is English Heritage grade II listed Park and Garden register, held in Trust by the Trustees (Incumbents of 13 parishes) who purchased the land to be used as an extension to their parish burial grounds. Cambridge City Council maintains the site, in collaboration with the Trustees and Friends of Mill Road Cemetery. More details on the cemetery can be found on * www.millroadcemetery.org.uk* 3. Histon Road Cemetery (Histon Road Cambridge) is English Heritage grade II* listed Park and Garden register. Established in 1843 by the non-conformist community, Histon Road Cemetery was one of only three in England designed by the leading Victorian garden designer J C Loudon. Cambridge City Council maintains the cemetery in collaboration with the Friends of Histon Road Cemetery. More in information can be found at * www.histonroadcemetery.org* 4. The Ascension Burial Ground (Huntingdon Road / Storey?s Way, Cambridge) was opened in 1869 to serve the parish of St Giles. As the parish boundaries extended north and west of the River Cam, many distinguished University personnel were in due course buried in the cemetery. It thus contains the graves of three Nobel prize-winners, seven members of the Order of Merit, eight College masters, fifteen knights of the realm and thirty-nine subjects of entries in the Dictionary of National Biography. Perhaps the best known grave is that of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most important of twentieth-century philosophers. More details on the cemetery can be found on *http://www.churchatcastle.org* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chair at soscambridge.org.uk Wed Jun 15 13:21:01 2011 From: chair at soscambridge.org.uk (John Lawton) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:21:01 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Fwd: Last hope for Ancient Woodland is in a 'pickles' Message-ID: <20110615122103.QEPN5924.aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@Onyx-PC.soscambridge.org.uk> Although not a local issue, this is an urgent appeal to save an ancient forest in Kent, so very worthwhile. There is a TAKE ACTION link to the Woodland Trust website at the bottom of their message. Best wishes, John Lawton SOS Chair >Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 14:12:59 +0100 (BST) >From: The Woodland Trust Campaigns Team > >Reply-To: The Woodland Trust Campaigns Team >Subject: Last hope for Ancient Woodland is in a 'pickles' > >On May 10th permission was granted to expand a ragstone quarry and >destroy ancient Oaken Wood >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Kent County Council's Planning Committee concluded that the direct >loss of this irreplaceable >habitat and the negative impact on the local wildlife site were >outweighed by the >'benefits of the project'. Once again, loopholes in ancient woodland >protection will >result in the destruction of our 'rainforest'. > >But there is a sliver of hope. Because this expansion is not >included in the Local Minerals Plan, >the Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local >Government will now be asked >by Kent County Council to 'rubber stamp' this decision. The fate of >81.5 acres of wildlife-rich >ancient woodland now lies in Eric Pickles' hands. > >Time is tight: >within 21 days we could see Oaken Wood lost forever... unless we >work together to convince Eric Pickles >to 'call in' this application! > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >This application is highly controversial for a number of reasons - >which is why government scrutiny >is needed. The Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman, recently >restated the Coalition's >commitment to be the 'Greenest Government ever' - if Mr Pickles >calls in this case he will prove >hat this pledge is not simply words. > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >The applicant - Gallagher Ltd - proposes to translocate the ancient >woodland soils from the site. >This is mis-guided: given that ancient woodland has evolved over >many centuries it is completely >irreplaceable and cannot be re-created. Monitoring of previous >translocation attempts in the UK has >showed high levels of failure when moving species reliant on ancient >habitats and bleak prospects >for their long term survival. > >Most importantly, the decision is a clear departure from Kent County >Council's own Mineral Extraction Plan >and it contravenes Central Government planning policies around >Biodiversity and Geological Conservation. >Both contain a strong presumption against development in areas of >ancient woodland. Planning Policy statement 9 >also clearly states 'Ancient woodland is a valuable biodiversity >resource both for its diversity of species >and for its longevity as woodland. Once lost it cannot be >re-created'. The caveat in this - 'they should not >grant planning permission for any development that would result in >its loss or deterioration unless the need for, >and benefits of, the development in that location outweigh the loss >of the woodland habitat' - is the cornerstone >of this decision. > >In January you signed the Woodland Trust petition to protect ancient >woodland as the Government threatened >to sell off England's public forests. This case demonstrates exactly >how protection policies do not stop >some of our most valuable wooded habitats from being damaged and >lost forever. Please help us keep up >the fight to save all ancient forests, regardless of who owns them - >there's still a chance that Oaken Wood >can become a positive example of protective measures working in >practice, and not just another statistic. > >This case has been running for over a year! > >Read the history of this case >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-wood-quarry-impacts.aspx > > >If this application is merely rubber stamped by the government a >dangerous precedent will be set for other >developers and the rot will creep across the woodlands of England. >Don't let Oaken Wood fall at the last >fence - please tell Eric Pickles direct why he can't let this one go: > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >Thank you for your continued support, > >Nikki Williams >Head of Campaigning --------------------------------------------------------- Save Our green Spaces http://www.soscambridge.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------- From secretary_sos at hotmail.com Mon Jun 13 18:54:42 2011 From: secretary_sos at hotmail.com (Secretary SOS) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:54:42 +0000 Subject: [Announce] Forum and Talk - Tuesday 12 July Message-ID: Dear Friend of SOSWe would like to invited you to attend our second Green Forum at the Cambridge Union Society. Drinks will be available at 7pm and our guest speaker, Dr David Brown, will be speaking on Trees on Urban Spaces at 7.30pm. Following his talk, three local 'friends' groups will be giving brief presentations on trees in their areas. There will be time for questions and for people to meet representatives of the many local groups who are invited.The evening will be preceded by our AGM, starting at 6.30pm and which you are most welcome to attend if you would like to come along earlier.I'd be grateful if you could let me know if you are able to attend and if you are representing a local 'friends' group. With all good wishesVictoriaSecretarySave Our green Spaces -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carowilson12 at gmail.com Tue Jun 14 22:48:58 2011 From: carowilson12 at gmail.com (caroline wilson) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:48:58 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Sunday July 10th 12.0-4.0 A Celebration of Stone in Ascension, Histon Road and Mill Road Cemeteries Message-ID: *?CELEBRATION OF STONE? - Sunday 10th July, 12 ? 4pm* *Open day - Ascension Burial Ground, Histon Road Cemetery and Mill Road* * Cemetery.* * * The Friends of Mill Road Cemetery, The Ascension Burial Ground and Histon Road Cemetery, supported by the City Council, invite you to join them in their ?Celebration of Stone? open day event on Sunday 10th July from 12pm ? 4pm. This event for all the family is happening at the same time in the three Victorian Cemeteries. Mayor of Cambridge ? Ian Nimmo Smith will officially open the event at Histon Road Cemetery at 12:00. and will visit each venue during the day. In each venue there will be a range of activities, some different some the same. Come and watch demonstrations of stone carving and lettering with a chance to try. Each site is providing a tour explaining the history of the cemetery and looking at lichens. There will be various workshops on offer and activities suitable for families in each cemetery. The Cemeteries in the city offer a fascinating insight into a wide range of Cambridge society, both town and gown. Visit one in your neighbourhood or all three, and learn more about these varied and intriguing spaces. For more information, and detailed timetables, see: For Mill Road Cemetery *www.millroadcemetery.org.uk* For Ascension Burial Ground *www.churchatcastle.org* For Histon Road Cemetery email *friendsofhistonroadcemetery at yahoo.co.uk* * * * * 1. Contacts: Liz Moon ? Project champion. Secretary of Friends of Histon Road Cemetery, * lizmoon at waitrose.com* Caroline Wilson ?Secretary of Friends of Mill Road Cemetery, friendsofmillroadcemetery at gmail.com Mike Good ? Chair of Friends of Ascension Burial Ground, *mikegood at ntlworld.com* Sarah Tovell ? Green Space Officer, Cambridge City Council *Sarah.Tovell at cambridge.gov.uk* * * 2. Mill Road Cemetery (Mill Road, Cambridge) is English Heritage grade II listed Park and Garden register, held in Trust by the Trustees (Incumbents of 13 parishes) who purchased the land to be used as an extension to their parish burial grounds. Cambridge City Council maintains the site, in collaboration with the Trustees and Friends of Mill Road Cemetery. More details on the cemetery can be found on * www.millroadcemetery.org.uk* 3. Histon Road Cemetery (Histon Road Cambridge) is English Heritage grade II* listed Park and Garden register. Established in 1843 by the non-conformist community, Histon Road Cemetery was one of only three in England designed by the leading Victorian garden designer J C Loudon. Cambridge City Council maintains the cemetery in collaboration with the Friends of Histon Road Cemetery. More in information can be found at * www.histonroadcemetery.org* 4. The Ascension Burial Ground (Huntingdon Road / Storey?s Way, Cambridge) was opened in 1869 to serve the parish of St Giles. As the parish boundaries extended north and west of the River Cam, many distinguished University personnel were in due course buried in the cemetery. It thus contains the graves of three Nobel prize-winners, seven members of the Order of Merit, eight College masters, fifteen knights of the realm and thirty-nine subjects of entries in the Dictionary of National Biography. Perhaps the best known grave is that of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most important of twentieth-century philosophers. More details on the cemetery can be found on *http://www.churchatcastle.org* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chair at soscambridge.org.uk Wed Jun 15 13:21:01 2011 From: chair at soscambridge.org.uk (John Lawton) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:21:01 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Fwd: Last hope for Ancient Woodland is in a 'pickles' Message-ID: <20110615122103.QEPN5924.aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@Onyx-PC.soscambridge.org.uk> Although not a local issue, this is an urgent appeal to save an ancient forest in Kent, so very worthwhile. There is a TAKE ACTION link to the Woodland Trust website at the bottom of their message. Best wishes, John Lawton SOS Chair >Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 14:12:59 +0100 (BST) >From: The Woodland Trust Campaigns Team > >Reply-To: The Woodland Trust Campaigns Team >Subject: Last hope for Ancient Woodland is in a 'pickles' > >On May 10th permission was granted to expand a ragstone quarry and >destroy ancient Oaken Wood >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Kent County Council's Planning Committee concluded that the direct >loss of this irreplaceable >habitat and the negative impact on the local wildlife site were >outweighed by the >'benefits of the project'. Once again, loopholes in ancient woodland >protection will >result in the destruction of our 'rainforest'. > >But there is a sliver of hope. Because this expansion is not >included in the Local Minerals Plan, >the Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local >Government will now be asked >by Kent County Council to 'rubber stamp' this decision. The fate of >81.5 acres of wildlife-rich >ancient woodland now lies in Eric Pickles' hands. > >Time is tight: >within 21 days we could see Oaken Wood lost forever... unless we >work together to convince Eric Pickles >to 'call in' this application! > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >This application is highly controversial for a number of reasons - >which is why government scrutiny >is needed. The Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman, recently >restated the Coalition's >commitment to be the 'Greenest Government ever' - if Mr Pickles >calls in this case he will prove >hat this pledge is not simply words. > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >The applicant - Gallagher Ltd - proposes to translocate the ancient >woodland soils from the site. >This is mis-guided: given that ancient woodland has evolved over >many centuries it is completely >irreplaceable and cannot be re-created. Monitoring of previous >translocation attempts in the UK has >showed high levels of failure when moving species reliant on ancient >habitats and bleak prospects >for their long term survival. > >Most importantly, the decision is a clear departure from Kent County >Council's own Mineral Extraction Plan >and it contravenes Central Government planning policies around >Biodiversity and Geological Conservation. >Both contain a strong presumption against development in areas of >ancient woodland. Planning Policy statement 9 >also clearly states 'Ancient woodland is a valuable biodiversity >resource both for its diversity of species >and for its longevity as woodland. Once lost it cannot be >re-created'. The caveat in this - 'they should not >grant planning permission for any development that would result in >its loss or deterioration unless the need for, >and benefits of, the development in that location outweigh the loss >of the woodland habitat' - is the cornerstone >of this decision. > >In January you signed the Woodland Trust petition to protect ancient >woodland as the Government threatened >to sell off England's public forests. This case demonstrates exactly >how protection policies do not stop >some of our most valuable wooded habitats from being damaged and >lost forever. Please help us keep up >the fight to save all ancient forests, regardless of who owns them - >there's still a chance that Oaken Wood >can become a positive example of protective measures working in >practice, and not just another statistic. > >This case has been running for over a year! > >Read the history of this case >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-wood-quarry-impacts.aspx > > >If this application is merely rubber stamped by the government a >dangerous precedent will be set for other >developers and the rot will creep across the woodlands of England. >Don't let Oaken Wood fall at the last >fence - please tell Eric Pickles direct why he can't let this one go: > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >Thank you for your continued support, > >Nikki Williams >Head of Campaigning --------------------------------------------------------- Save Our green Spaces http://www.soscambridge.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------- From secretary_sos at hotmail.com Mon Jun 13 18:54:42 2011 From: secretary_sos at hotmail.com (Secretary SOS) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:54:42 +0000 Subject: [Announce] Forum and Talk - Tuesday 12 July Message-ID: Dear Friend of SOSWe would like to invited you to attend our second Green Forum at the Cambridge Union Society. Drinks will be available at 7pm and our guest speaker, Dr David Brown, will be speaking on Trees on Urban Spaces at 7.30pm. Following his talk, three local 'friends' groups will be giving brief presentations on trees in their areas. There will be time for questions and for people to meet representatives of the many local groups who are invited.The evening will be preceded by our AGM, starting at 6.30pm and which you are most welcome to attend if you would like to come along earlier.I'd be grateful if you could let me know if you are able to attend and if you are representing a local 'friends' group. With all good wishesVictoriaSecretarySave Our green Spaces -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carowilson12 at gmail.com Tue Jun 14 22:48:58 2011 From: carowilson12 at gmail.com (caroline wilson) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:48:58 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Sunday July 10th 12.0-4.0 A Celebration of Stone in Ascension, Histon Road and Mill Road Cemeteries Message-ID: *?CELEBRATION OF STONE? - Sunday 10th July, 12 ? 4pm* *Open day - Ascension Burial Ground, Histon Road Cemetery and Mill Road* * Cemetery.* * * The Friends of Mill Road Cemetery, The Ascension Burial Ground and Histon Road Cemetery, supported by the City Council, invite you to join them in their ?Celebration of Stone? open day event on Sunday 10th July from 12pm ? 4pm. This event for all the family is happening at the same time in the three Victorian Cemeteries. Mayor of Cambridge ? Ian Nimmo Smith will officially open the event at Histon Road Cemetery at 12:00. and will visit each venue during the day. In each venue there will be a range of activities, some different some the same. Come and watch demonstrations of stone carving and lettering with a chance to try. Each site is providing a tour explaining the history of the cemetery and looking at lichens. There will be various workshops on offer and activities suitable for families in each cemetery. The Cemeteries in the city offer a fascinating insight into a wide range of Cambridge society, both town and gown. Visit one in your neighbourhood or all three, and learn more about these varied and intriguing spaces. For more information, and detailed timetables, see: For Mill Road Cemetery *www.millroadcemetery.org.uk* For Ascension Burial Ground *www.churchatcastle.org* For Histon Road Cemetery email *friendsofhistonroadcemetery at yahoo.co.uk* * * * * 1. Contacts: Liz Moon ? Project champion. Secretary of Friends of Histon Road Cemetery, * lizmoon at waitrose.com* Caroline Wilson ?Secretary of Friends of Mill Road Cemetery, friendsofmillroadcemetery at gmail.com Mike Good ? Chair of Friends of Ascension Burial Ground, *mikegood at ntlworld.com* Sarah Tovell ? Green Space Officer, Cambridge City Council *Sarah.Tovell at cambridge.gov.uk* * * 2. Mill Road Cemetery (Mill Road, Cambridge) is English Heritage grade II listed Park and Garden register, held in Trust by the Trustees (Incumbents of 13 parishes) who purchased the land to be used as an extension to their parish burial grounds. Cambridge City Council maintains the site, in collaboration with the Trustees and Friends of Mill Road Cemetery. More details on the cemetery can be found on * www.millroadcemetery.org.uk* 3. Histon Road Cemetery (Histon Road Cambridge) is English Heritage grade II* listed Park and Garden register. Established in 1843 by the non-conformist community, Histon Road Cemetery was one of only three in England designed by the leading Victorian garden designer J C Loudon. Cambridge City Council maintains the cemetery in collaboration with the Friends of Histon Road Cemetery. More in information can be found at * www.histonroadcemetery.org* 4. The Ascension Burial Ground (Huntingdon Road / Storey?s Way, Cambridge) was opened in 1869 to serve the parish of St Giles. As the parish boundaries extended north and west of the River Cam, many distinguished University personnel were in due course buried in the cemetery. It thus contains the graves of three Nobel prize-winners, seven members of the Order of Merit, eight College masters, fifteen knights of the realm and thirty-nine subjects of entries in the Dictionary of National Biography. Perhaps the best known grave is that of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most important of twentieth-century philosophers. More details on the cemetery can be found on *http://www.churchatcastle.org* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chair at soscambridge.org.uk Wed Jun 15 13:21:01 2011 From: chair at soscambridge.org.uk (John Lawton) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:21:01 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Fwd: Last hope for Ancient Woodland is in a 'pickles' Message-ID: <20110615122103.QEPN5924.aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@Onyx-PC.soscambridge.org.uk> Although not a local issue, this is an urgent appeal to save an ancient forest in Kent, so very worthwhile. There is a TAKE ACTION link to the Woodland Trust website at the bottom of their message. Best wishes, John Lawton SOS Chair >Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 14:12:59 +0100 (BST) >From: The Woodland Trust Campaigns Team > >Reply-To: The Woodland Trust Campaigns Team >Subject: Last hope for Ancient Woodland is in a 'pickles' > >On May 10th permission was granted to expand a ragstone quarry and >destroy ancient Oaken Wood >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Kent County Council's Planning Committee concluded that the direct >loss of this irreplaceable >habitat and the negative impact on the local wildlife site were >outweighed by the >'benefits of the project'. Once again, loopholes in ancient woodland >protection will >result in the destruction of our 'rainforest'. > >But there is a sliver of hope. Because this expansion is not >included in the Local Minerals Plan, >the Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local >Government will now be asked >by Kent County Council to 'rubber stamp' this decision. The fate of >81.5 acres of wildlife-rich >ancient woodland now lies in Eric Pickles' hands. > >Time is tight: >within 21 days we could see Oaken Wood lost forever... unless we >work together to convince Eric Pickles >to 'call in' this application! > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >This application is highly controversial for a number of reasons - >which is why government scrutiny >is needed. The Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman, recently >restated the Coalition's >commitment to be the 'Greenest Government ever' - if Mr Pickles >calls in this case he will prove >hat this pledge is not simply words. > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >The applicant - Gallagher Ltd - proposes to translocate the ancient >woodland soils from the site. >This is mis-guided: given that ancient woodland has evolved over >many centuries it is completely >irreplaceable and cannot be re-created. Monitoring of previous >translocation attempts in the UK has >showed high levels of failure when moving species reliant on ancient >habitats and bleak prospects >for their long term survival. > >Most importantly, the decision is a clear departure from Kent County >Council's own Mineral Extraction Plan >and it contravenes Central Government planning policies around >Biodiversity and Geological Conservation. >Both contain a strong presumption against development in areas of >ancient woodland. Planning Policy statement 9 >also clearly states 'Ancient woodland is a valuable biodiversity >resource both for its diversity of species >and for its longevity as woodland. Once lost it cannot be >re-created'. The caveat in this - 'they should not >grant planning permission for any development that would result in >its loss or deterioration unless the need for, >and benefits of, the development in that location outweigh the loss >of the woodland habitat' - is the cornerstone >of this decision. > >In January you signed the Woodland Trust petition to protect ancient >woodland as the Government threatened >to sell off England's public forests. This case demonstrates exactly >how protection policies do not stop >some of our most valuable wooded habitats from being damaged and >lost forever. Please help us keep up >the fight to save all ancient forests, regardless of who owns them - >there's still a chance that Oaken Wood >can become a positive example of protective measures working in >practice, and not just another statistic. > >This case has been running for over a year! > >Read the history of this case >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-wood-quarry-impacts.aspx > > >If this application is merely rubber stamped by the government a >dangerous precedent will be set for other >developers and the rot will creep across the woodlands of England. >Don't let Oaken Wood fall at the last >fence - please tell Eric Pickles direct why he can't let this one go: > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >Thank you for your continued support, > >Nikki Williams >Head of Campaigning --------------------------------------------------------- Save Our green Spaces http://www.soscambridge.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------- From secretary_sos at hotmail.com Mon Jun 13 18:54:42 2011 From: secretary_sos at hotmail.com (Secretary SOS) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:54:42 +0000 Subject: [Announce] Forum and Talk - Tuesday 12 July Message-ID: Dear Friend of SOSWe would like to invited you to attend our second Green Forum at the Cambridge Union Society. Drinks will be available at 7pm and our guest speaker, Dr David Brown, will be speaking on Trees on Urban Spaces at 7.30pm. Following his talk, three local 'friends' groups will be giving brief presentations on trees in their areas. There will be time for questions and for people to meet representatives of the many local groups who are invited.The evening will be preceded by our AGM, starting at 6.30pm and which you are most welcome to attend if you would like to come along earlier.I'd be grateful if you could let me know if you are able to attend and if you are representing a local 'friends' group. With all good wishesVictoriaSecretarySave Our green Spaces -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carowilson12 at gmail.com Tue Jun 14 22:48:58 2011 From: carowilson12 at gmail.com (caroline wilson) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:48:58 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Sunday July 10th 12.0-4.0 A Celebration of Stone in Ascension, Histon Road and Mill Road Cemeteries Message-ID: *?CELEBRATION OF STONE? - Sunday 10th July, 12 ? 4pm* *Open day - Ascension Burial Ground, Histon Road Cemetery and Mill Road* * Cemetery.* * * The Friends of Mill Road Cemetery, The Ascension Burial Ground and Histon Road Cemetery, supported by the City Council, invite you to join them in their ?Celebration of Stone? open day event on Sunday 10th July from 12pm ? 4pm. This event for all the family is happening at the same time in the three Victorian Cemeteries. Mayor of Cambridge ? Ian Nimmo Smith will officially open the event at Histon Road Cemetery at 12:00. and will visit each venue during the day. In each venue there will be a range of activities, some different some the same. Come and watch demonstrations of stone carving and lettering with a chance to try. Each site is providing a tour explaining the history of the cemetery and looking at lichens. There will be various workshops on offer and activities suitable for families in each cemetery. The Cemeteries in the city offer a fascinating insight into a wide range of Cambridge society, both town and gown. Visit one in your neighbourhood or all three, and learn more about these varied and intriguing spaces. For more information, and detailed timetables, see: For Mill Road Cemetery *www.millroadcemetery.org.uk* For Ascension Burial Ground *www.churchatcastle.org* For Histon Road Cemetery email *friendsofhistonroadcemetery at yahoo.co.uk* * * * * 1. Contacts: Liz Moon ? Project champion. Secretary of Friends of Histon Road Cemetery, * lizmoon at waitrose.com* Caroline Wilson ?Secretary of Friends of Mill Road Cemetery, friendsofmillroadcemetery at gmail.com Mike Good ? Chair of Friends of Ascension Burial Ground, *mikegood at ntlworld.com* Sarah Tovell ? Green Space Officer, Cambridge City Council *Sarah.Tovell at cambridge.gov.uk* * * 2. Mill Road Cemetery (Mill Road, Cambridge) is English Heritage grade II listed Park and Garden register, held in Trust by the Trustees (Incumbents of 13 parishes) who purchased the land to be used as an extension to their parish burial grounds. Cambridge City Council maintains the site, in collaboration with the Trustees and Friends of Mill Road Cemetery. More details on the cemetery can be found on * www.millroadcemetery.org.uk* 3. Histon Road Cemetery (Histon Road Cambridge) is English Heritage grade II* listed Park and Garden register. Established in 1843 by the non-conformist community, Histon Road Cemetery was one of only three in England designed by the leading Victorian garden designer J C Loudon. Cambridge City Council maintains the cemetery in collaboration with the Friends of Histon Road Cemetery. More in information can be found at * www.histonroadcemetery.org* 4. The Ascension Burial Ground (Huntingdon Road / Storey?s Way, Cambridge) was opened in 1869 to serve the parish of St Giles. As the parish boundaries extended north and west of the River Cam, many distinguished University personnel were in due course buried in the cemetery. It thus contains the graves of three Nobel prize-winners, seven members of the Order of Merit, eight College masters, fifteen knights of the realm and thirty-nine subjects of entries in the Dictionary of National Biography. Perhaps the best known grave is that of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most important of twentieth-century philosophers. More details on the cemetery can be found on *http://www.churchatcastle.org* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chair at soscambridge.org.uk Wed Jun 15 13:21:01 2011 From: chair at soscambridge.org.uk (John Lawton) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:21:01 +0100 Subject: [Announce] Fwd: Last hope for Ancient Woodland is in a 'pickles' Message-ID: <20110615122103.QEPN5924.aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@Onyx-PC.soscambridge.org.uk> Although not a local issue, this is an urgent appeal to save an ancient forest in Kent, so very worthwhile. There is a TAKE ACTION link to the Woodland Trust website at the bottom of their message. Best wishes, John Lawton SOS Chair >Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 14:12:59 +0100 (BST) >From: The Woodland Trust Campaigns Team > >Reply-To: The Woodland Trust Campaigns Team >Subject: Last hope for Ancient Woodland is in a 'pickles' > >On May 10th permission was granted to expand a ragstone quarry and >destroy ancient Oaken Wood >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Kent County Council's Planning Committee concluded that the direct >loss of this irreplaceable >habitat and the negative impact on the local wildlife site were >outweighed by the >'benefits of the project'. Once again, loopholes in ancient woodland >protection will >result in the destruction of our 'rainforest'. > >But there is a sliver of hope. Because this expansion is not >included in the Local Minerals Plan, >the Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local >Government will now be asked >by Kent County Council to 'rubber stamp' this decision. The fate of >81.5 acres of wildlife-rich >ancient woodland now lies in Eric Pickles' hands. > >Time is tight: >within 21 days we could see Oaken Wood lost forever... unless we >work together to convince Eric Pickles >to 'call in' this application! > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >This application is highly controversial for a number of reasons - >which is why government scrutiny >is needed. The Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman, recently >restated the Coalition's >commitment to be the 'Greenest Government ever' - if Mr Pickles >calls in this case he will prove >hat this pledge is not simply words. > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >The applicant - Gallagher Ltd - proposes to translocate the ancient >woodland soils from the site. >This is mis-guided: given that ancient woodland has evolved over >many centuries it is completely >irreplaceable and cannot be re-created. Monitoring of previous >translocation attempts in the UK has >showed high levels of failure when moving species reliant on ancient >habitats and bleak prospects >for their long term survival. > >Most importantly, the decision is a clear departure from Kent County >Council's own Mineral Extraction Plan >and it contravenes Central Government planning policies around >Biodiversity and Geological Conservation. >Both contain a strong presumption against development in areas of >ancient woodland. Planning Policy statement 9 >also clearly states 'Ancient woodland is a valuable biodiversity >resource both for its diversity of species >and for its longevity as woodland. Once lost it cannot be >re-created'. The caveat in this - 'they should not >grant planning permission for any development that would result in >its loss or deterioration unless the need for, >and benefits of, the development in that location outweigh the loss >of the woodland habitat' - is the cornerstone >of this decision. > >In January you signed the Woodland Trust petition to protect ancient >woodland as the Government threatened >to sell off England's public forests. This case demonstrates exactly >how protection policies do not stop >some of our most valuable wooded habitats from being damaged and >lost forever. Please help us keep up >the fight to save all ancient forests, regardless of who owns them - >there's still a chance that Oaken Wood >can become a positive example of protective measures working in >practice, and not just another statistic. > >This case has been running for over a year! > >Read the history of this case >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-wood-quarry-impacts.aspx > > >If this application is merely rubber stamped by the government a >dangerous precedent will be set for other >developers and the rot will creep across the woodlands of England. >Don't let Oaken Wood fall at the last >fence - please tell Eric Pickles direct why he can't let this one go: > >TAKE ACTION >http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/campaigning/woodwatch/case-studies/Pages/oaken-sos.aspx > >Thank you for your continued support, > >Nikki Williams >Head of Campaigning --------------------------------------------------------- Save Our green Spaces http://www.soscambridge.org.uk ---------------------------------------------------------