Landscapes
Boxal Bridge, a landmark 1850s bridge is threatened by a West Sussex County Council plan to replace it with a two-lane structure.
New partnership calls for better ‘Landscapes for Everyone’
Written by CPRE Sussex
Coalition of charities launches vision to protect and promote Britain’s landscapes
Charities across the UK are today joining forces to campaign for the protection and enhancement of our treasured landscapes.
Encompassing 27 national and regional organisations, including the Campaign to Protect Rural England, National Trust, British Mountaineering Council and Wilderness Foundation, the coalition is believed to be the largest ever to be formed on this issue.
Fracking protest, July 2012, USA
17 September 2012
Members of CPRE Sussex recently attended a meeting to explore the impacts of Fracking, hosted by the Wiggonholt Association in Pulborough West Sussex.
We are concerned about the potential risk of major environmental harm to the Sussex countryside in particular by water contamination, earth tremors, HGV traffic generation and the industrialisation of the area in the event of large scale drilling, and that these could outweigh any potential benefits from energy generation or the creation of jobs.
