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Did you send us a Postcard for the Future ?

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 Over the summer and autumn of 2011 we ran a public consultation campaign at all the shows and events we attended, inviting people to fill in one of our Postcards for the Future, telling us how they…Continue

Autumn Marathon complete!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Maureen C Comber Dec 5, 2011. 1 Reply

The nine Autumn Workshops were completed at the final Rowlands Castle event on 7th Nov. Attached here you can read the report on the last three workshops and on the Forum site you can also watch the…Continue

A real buzz from Autumn Workshops

Started Oct 17, 2011 0 Replies

I’m really excited to see that over 500 of you are now using the online Forum, and that 133 people came to the first round of Autumn workshops.  Thank you all!  There is a tangible buzz about the…Continue

Your views on 19th July big tent event...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Zoe Tyndall Aug 4, 2011. 14 Replies

By now over 230 people will like me be back at home after having been part of a noisy, lively and vigorous launch of the South Downs Forum.  Very energising to see 25 tables debating everything from…Continue

 

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Did you send us a Postcard for the Future ?

 Over the summer and autumn of 2011 we ran a public consultation campaign at all the shows and events we attended, inviting people to fill in one of our Postcards for the Future, telling us how they would like the South Downs to be in 20 years time. Thank you very much if you were one of those people. The information we gathered from this exercise was fascinating to read and gave us a really good insight into what you value about the South Downs and the future direction you would like it to…See More
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Maureen C Comber replied to Andrew Robert Lee's discussion Autumn Marathon complete!
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Autumn Marathon complete!

The nine Autumn Workshops were completed at the final Rowlands Castle event on 7th Nov. Attached here you can read the report on the last three workshops and on the Forum site you can also watch the video of the final event. With over 36 hours of consultation, at least 40 round tables and reams of flipchart paper, this was a marathon exercise but very well worth the effort. Out of 444 “attendances” quite a number of dedicated individuals came to two or even all three of each series.Looking…See More
Dec 2, 2011
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Andrew Robert Lee commented on David Podger's blog post Rowlands Castle workshop 7th November
"Thanks.  I must admit the whole workshop series of nine has been a blast from my point of view - hard work but very worthwhile.  Best of all has been listening to the interaction between people with very different perspectives who all…"
Nov 8, 2011
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A real buzz from Autumn Workshops

I’m really excited to see that over 500 of you are now using the online Forum, and that 133 people came to the first round of Autumn workshops.  Thank you all!  There is a tangible buzz about the Management Plan now,  and its been hugely helpful to us in the office to get some very solid feedback on the proposals on the National Parks’ special qualities – no less than 255 responses, many of them quite detailed.  Analysing all this stuff will be a huge job, but it is very motivating to have such…See More
Oct 19, 2011
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Andrew Robert Lee posted a discussion

A real buzz from Autumn Workshops

I’m really excited to see that over 500 of you are now using the online Forum, and that 133 people came to the first round of Autumn workshops.  Thank you all!  There is a tangible buzz about the Management Plan now,  and its been hugely helpful to us in the office to get some very solid feedback on the proposals on the National Parks’ special qualities – no less than 255 responses, many of them quite detailed.  Analysing all this stuff will be a huge job, but it is very motivating to have such…See More
Oct 17, 2011
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Anita van Mil - Hopkins Van Mil commented on Andrew Robert Lee's blog post BOOK NOW! – More chances to tell us what you want for YOUR National Park
"At Hopkins Van Mil we're in the final stages of summarising the findings of the first series of Autumn Workshops. Andrew is right, it's amazing how many ideas have been generated in such short time! Watch this space for the report and full…"
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BOOK NOW! – More chances to tell us what you want for YOUR National Park

Last Friday we posted up the draft Special Qualities of the South Downs National Park and asked what you thought about them. I’m really chuffed that over 170 people have already responded. This really matters because these Special Qualities will be the foundation for everything we do. They’re also very personal of course. In my case, it’s being with my family on top of Harting Down on Saturday afternoon – a warm wind blowing, the Isle of Wight shimmering in the milky early autumn light, and the…See More
Sep 28, 2011
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Dr Paul Strickland commented on Andrew Robert Lee's blog post Petworth votes no to chocolate box
"The petworth meeting led to so much. Involvement of the next generation, supporting working families in the area... leading by example, Go Green, seen as a focal point that makes good old fashioned value system, good quality, no waste, a real taste…"
Sep 20, 2011
Mary Parker commented on Andrew Robert Lee's blog post Petworth votes no to chocolate box
"The Forum meeting at Lewes was well organised, interesting and fun. However, absence of parking for more than 2 hours meant that many people had to leave half way through in order to move their cars."
Sep 20, 2011
Andrew Robert Lee left a comment for Charles Townsend
"Hi Charles great to see you on the Forum!  Would be good to hear your views esp on potential for developing the market for timber framed buildings, woodfuel etc through good woodland management, Andrew"
Sep 18, 2011

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BOOK NOW! – More chances to tell us what you want for YOUR National Park

Posted on September 28, 2011 at 15:32 2 Comments

Last Friday we posted up the draft Special Qualities of the South Downs National Park and asked what you thought about them. I’m really chuffed that over 170 people have already responded. This really matters because these Special Qualities will be the foundation for everything we do. They’re also very personal of course. In my case, it’s being with my family on top of Harting Down on Saturday afternoon – a warm wind blowing, the Isle of Wight shimmering in the milky early autumn light, and…

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Petworth votes no to chocolate box

Posted on September 12, 2011 at 21:33 3 Comments

Hi. The first community workshop in Petworth on Friday managed to keep fifty people away from the pub and the TV for four hours. Not much sign of support for the chocolate box view of a National park here – the emphasis was firmly on needing vibrant and thriving communities, social housing and jobs for young people – alongside the restoration of nature. No sign of backwards looking on Thursday either, when the Sussex Wildlife Trust holds its 50th Anniversary conference “The Nature of Change”…

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To change or not to change?

Posted on September 6, 2011 at 17:12 3 Comments

We have over 350 of you using this Forum now – and lively debates running on public transport, the rural economy, Parish Plans and so forth. As from now anyone can sign up, and it is linked it much more clearly to our main SDNPA website.

An underlying topic on the Forum has been change. How much is acceptable? How should we respond to or manage it? Is everything in the garden rosy, or do the chocolate box images of the South Downs disguise disturbing underlying trends towards a…

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Eight Days On

Posted on July 27, 2011 at 14:00 0 Comments

Eight days on from the Stanmer event and we already have over 120 people signed up online! This is a good start, but I would like to see many more joining as we get into the nitty-gritty of developing a Management Plan for the National Park. We need your views on the things which should go on the plan, and lots more debate about the tough issues like housing, access, and the rural economy. You’ll be hearing a great deal more about this as the SDNPA will be running a series of workshops…

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