Delamere back on alert!

NOT safe yet! 20th June 2011

38degrees have issued another warning please fill out their questionnaire ASAP!


 

Delamere Spartans trail running

Delamere Spartans take to the forest for a new local informal meet up...


 

Afternoon event in Linmere

Feedback and photos from the afternoon of what would have been the family rally...


 

The forest is for everyone

A mountain biker and trail runner makes his case for the impact unrestricted access to the forest can have on fitness and well being...

 

The voice of youth

Alex Stainforth is a 15 year old wildlife photographer, birdwatcher, mountain biker and nature enthusiast. He also talks a huge amount of sense...

 

Press release - 09/03/11

Read on for reasons of rally postponement and details of the event which will take its place...

 

 

Forestry excavations

Last year saw excavations take place on Forestry Commission land. See photos of heritage dating back from around 200BC...
Read more.

 

26/02/11 - Rally cancelled

In light of the Public Bodies Bill amendments being scrapped, and with the consultation now defunct, the Save Delamere Forest committee voted to cancel the rally on March 20th.

Thank you to those who had shown support and intended to attend. Although we are not having the original family rally as planned for Sunday, March 20th, Stephen Lucas, a professional musician, has agreed to provide live music at Linmere, Delamere Forest, during the afternoon. Stephen originates from Essex, but has moved near to Delamere Forest.

Stephen Lucas is an accomplished keyboard player: piano, church organist and is also skilled in the popular organ including the Wurlitzer and Hammond.  He also plays the saxophone and clarinet.  He has played in bands and is a teacher of music (theory and practical).  So if you are planning to come to Delamere Forest on 20th March you are welcome to spend some of the afternoon listening to Stephen Lucas providing live music as a celebration.

Members of the Save Delamere Forest campaign team will also be there.

 

17/02/11 - Congratulations everyone!

The government has acknowledged their ill thought out policy and backed down. Caroline Spelman has apologised profusely and the clauses in the Public Bodies Bill which threatened our forests have been removed. The threat on this occasion has been removed but let's not assume everything is ok. We'll keep a close eye on the government's future plans and ensure together that our forest remains safe.

If something good is to come out of this experience then let it be that we have found unity and a common interest in protecting our forest from commercialisation. We have got this result together, through people power. This website will remain live and continue to grow as a reminder of what we have and what we stand to lose.

Maybe, just maybe, it was our campaign that tipped the balance, but most importantly it has been the united response of the people of the UK that has brought about this government u-turn. Congratulations everyone!

 

Online petition now available!

We are please to announced that in addition to our paper petitions you can now register your support online.

 

A clear message to the government

Our website has now been live for one week. In that time alone we have had over 1,300 unique visitors and over 6,500 page views. A big thank you to all of you who have taken an interest and also to those who have provided content. Please continue to do so!

Our campaign is already proving how much we care about OUR forest and will send a clear message to the government - we are very much against the sell off and any 'enabling powers' they wish to introduce. If the coalition government is looking to motivate the public and get us involved with 'Big Society', then it is clearly working in Cheshire!

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New articles added to the blog

Warning - hazardous consultation

We analyse the DEFRA consultation and expose it as a trap designed to make you agree to the government's badly thought out proposals. Read more.

 

Our biodiverse forest

Delamere is a unique and biodiverse forest. Here are some interesting facts providing further proof that commercialisation would be to the detriment of our forest.

 

CroW in a nutshell

We summarise the various activites which we could no longer be taken for granted under any new commercial ownership. Read more.

 

 

Save Delamere Forest featured on BBC News

Read more - visit 'In the news' and visit the gallery

 

 

NEWS ALERT - Misleading government announcement

11/02/11 - Media coverage of postponements of some forest sales.

The government have announced they will pause forest sell-offs for a few months. It's a brilliant sign, but our forests are still in danger. If we keep working together, we can save our forests forever - not just for a few months.

The government is still going full steam ahead with changing the law to clear the way for a 100% sell-off. It looks like they hope the fuss will die down if they pause a few sales here and there - so they can press on with quietly scrapping legal protection for our public woodlands.

KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!