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Here you can read and comment on articles from our Planet Shaftesbury bloggers. These include notes made after significant meetings, all in reverse chronological order.
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Planet Shaftesbury 16-1-20 - Town Cycle Plan
The main focus of this meeting was the Town Cycle Plan, as outlined in the current Neighbourhood Plan draft document. Amongst just over...
Richard Foreman
Jan 17, 2020
Planet Shaftesbury 19-11-19
Approximately twenty of us gathered on yet another wet and windy evening, a mix of new faces and regulars. The meeting started with a...
Richard Foreman
Dec 24, 2019
Climate change enquiries from Simon Hoare to gov't ministers (follow-up from 9-10-19 meeting).
Thanks to Mandy Greenwood for passing on these messages, copied to her by Simon Hoare. At the 9th October Climate Change and...
Richard Foreman
Dec 21, 2019
Organisational Meeting, 5th December 2019
10 people gathered at Shaftesbury Arts centre to review how well Planet Shaftesbury is working for us as individuals who want to be...
Richard Foreman
Dec 11, 2019
Facing the Future: Ecological Challenges for Farmers and Landowners - 28-11-19
Thank you to Christina and Rachel for this account and image. This panel discussion highlighted how important our farmers and...
Richard Foreman
Dec 2, 2019
Climate & Ecological Emergency Hustings – 21-11-19
Notes briefly summarising answers to questions asked. For a descriptive and more detailed account of the meeting, go to Christina’s Forum...
Richard Foreman
Nov 25, 2019
Planet Shaftesbury 16 -10-19
Our regular monthly meeting date occurred this month while the XR ‘October Rebellion’ event was still under way in London, with a few of...
Richard Foreman
Oct 24, 2019
Marnhull Eco Day - 19th October 2019
Thanks to Christina for this account of the day's events. The Marnhull Eco Day held in the village hall was organised by Sustainable...
Richard Foreman
Oct 24, 2019
Public Meeting with Simon Hoare, 9-10-19
Thanks again to Christina for this detailed summary of the meeting. Public Meeting, The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, 9th October 2019...
Richard Foreman
Oct 16, 2019
Richard Thomas on the neighbourhood plan & climate action
The blog below is from Richard Thomas on Shaftesbury’s neighbourhood plan and the state of climate emergency: Essentially I am asking the...
Maude Chappell
Oct 10, 2019
Updates on Shaftesbury Lidl from Richard Thomas
Thanks to Richard Thomas for this entry: In response to local pressure Lidl has just announced it is not only altering its plans for its...
Maude Chappell
Oct 9, 2019
Saving Forests and Our Future - talk, Tisbury, 8th Nov
Thanks to Laura for passing this on to Planet Shaftesbury. Saving Forests and Our Future, A talk by Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, Former...
Richard Foreman
Sep 28, 2019
Planet Shaftesbury - 19-9-19
Thanks to Christina for these notes: A lively group of over thirty people gathered for September’s Planet Shaftesbury meeting. It was...
Richard Foreman
Sep 23, 2019
BP Petition
Thanks again to Arthur for this heads-up on BP petition from 38Degrees.org https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/arts-institutions-stop-...
Richard Foreman
Sep 10, 2019
Amazon's Disgraceful Plastic Pollution
Thanks to Arthur for sending on this correspondance from the '38 Degrees' organisation (and apologies that I have been slow to pick it...
Richard Foreman
Aug 29, 2019
Planet Shaftesbury Meeting 15/08/19
Thank you to Christina for the summary below of last weeks meeting! The monthly Planet Shaftesbury meeting on 15th August was joyfully...
Maude Chappell
Aug 20, 2019
Shaftesbury Town Council acknowledges Climate Emergency!
At the meeting of the Town Council on 23-7-19, chaired by Mayor Tim Cook, the agenda included motions proposing the declaration of a...
Richard Foreman
Jul 24, 2019
Planet Shaftesbury - 18-6-19
The meeting began on a high note, with positive comments on XR/PS related events during Shaftesbury’s Fringe Festival earlier in the...
Richard Foreman
Jul 20, 2019
Gold Hill Die-In 6-7-19
Those of us who could not be there salute those of you who were at - by all accounts - a very successful XR event to raise awareness...
Richard Foreman
Jul 15, 2019
One Planet Living – Planet Shaftesbury 18-6-19
This meeting was based in large part around the One Planet Living initiative and its ‘ten simple principles that make it easy to plan,...
Richard Foreman
Jun 24, 2019
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