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Trustees Week, 4 – 8 November 2024

Governance

This is the time of year when we celebrate the amazing contributions made by our trustees, recognise the difference they make, and inspire others to get involved.

You can find out about this week’s range of national events and access free guidance and resources at the


CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough AGM, Thursday 14th November, 7.30pm, St Ives Corn Exchange

Anne Marie Hamilton

Anne-Marie Hamilton

We’re delighted to invite you to our first in-person AGM since 2019.  Our speaker will be Anne-Marie Hamilton, whose talk “Don’t explain, don’t complain”, will be about the challenges farmers are facing.  Many of you will recognise Anne-Marie…


Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) bus franchising consultation

The CPCA is carrying out a formal consultation which will inform a decision by the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on how to reform buses across the area.  The consultation runs until 14th November 2024.  To find out more and to take part, go to https://cpca-yourvoice.co.uk/bus-franchising-consultation/


Greenways or Greenwash?

Mere Way - Jude Sutton

Photo: Jude Sutton

CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has expressed concerns in the past about the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP) Greenways. We believe that they are not the best use of resources, particularly when they may have a detrimental…


Majority of people value countryside access, CPRE/YouGov polling reveals

The vast majority of people in Great Britain believe it’s important to have access to the countryside close to where they live, according to new polling from CPRE, the countryside charity and YouGov.

85% of those asked responded that access to the countryside was either ‘very important’ (53%) or ‘fairly important’ (32%). Strong support for countryside access was evident across every age…