William Shaw
Victory in campaign against Easton Farm glasshouses
17 August 2012
CPRE Sussex is delighted that, after a lengthy enquiry, permission to construct 50 acres of glasshouses at Easton Farm on the Manhood Peninsula has been refused.
Unsightly advertising removed after CPRE objection
July 25 2012
Following the intervention of the CPRE Mid-Sussex district, inappropriate and unsightly advertising has been removed from the side of the A264 at Crawley Down.
Local media
Use this list of local media to keep in touch with what is being written about your area. Consider writing to these newspapers if there is a campaigning issue that affects you. If you do write a letter to a local newspaper or news service about a CPRE Sussex campaigning issue, please copy us in at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Milk pricing: Write a letter to your local paper
18 July 2012
CPRE Sussex is one of several charities demanding action over unfair milk pricing by supermarkets. If you're concerned about this issue, why not write to your local paper to keep the issue in the public eye?
Below is the text of a letter by CPRE Sussex member John Kay. You may copy and adapt the text.
Easton Farm appeal: decision date set
13 July 2012
CPRE Sussex CT continues to fight a proposal for an enormous glasshouse complex at Almodington on the Manhood Peninsula. It is obvious that this proposal will be a significant intrusion into the landscape and will generate a great deal of heavy lorry movement in an area of quiet country lanes and already congested access to the A27. The decision date for the Easton Farm appeal, also known as the Manhood Peninsula /Madestein appeal, has now been set to August 13.
CPRE Sussex joins call for action over unfair milk pricing
July 13 2012
Two influential charities, supported by Bill Bryson and Deborah Meaden, have come together to campaign for swift action by Government and industry to tackle the chronic failures of the UK milk market.
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) believe that for too long there has been a cycle of boom and bust resulting in lost livelihoods and economic uncertainty for dairy farmers. This has driven more and more of them out of business with damaging consequences for our landscapes, local food production, animal welfare and consumers.
Getting Started: Neigbourhood Planning Workshop
Wednesday 25th July 2012
Barcombe Village Hall
8:30am-5.00pm
This FREE one-day event hosted by CPRE Sussex is designed to help Parishes in Sussex get started with their Neighbourhood Plans. The workshop will provide the necessary information and support to allow communities to start work on their Neighbourhood Plans with confidence.
Forestry Report: good news
Thursday 5 July 2012
Following the CPRE's challenge to the Independent Panel on Forestry to "be ambitions", the Panel issued its report today. In response, Ben Stafford, CPRE’s Head of Campaigns says:
“We congratulate the Panel for setting out an ambitious vision for our woodlands. We particularly welcome its call to increase England’s woodland cover by 50 percent by 2060. Initiating a competition on where to create a second National Forest for England, following in the footsteps of the successful Midlands National Forest, would be one good way to start working towards this ambition.
How to shape where you live: a guide to neighbourhood planning
Download this 64 page, 8-step guide covering simple steps to take if you want to prepare a neighbourhood plan.
CPRE Sussex Countryside Trust Bursary
The Annual CPRE Sussex Countryside Trust Bursary will be awarded to a student journalist studying at City College Brighton & Hove who has a serious interest in raising awareness of environmental and countryside issues.
