fight destruction of the green belt!
Gravesham Borough Council is planning to hundreds of houses along the A227. If you live in Istead Rise, Meopham, Culverstone, Hook Green, Camer, Nurstead, South Street or Vigo then this affects you !
Announcement - GBC change deadline!
Gravesham Borough Council have bowed to public pressure and put back the deadline for the consulation period on the local Development Framework to 22nd Decmber 2011. View the Council Statement
Announcement - Rural Forum
The next meeting of the Gravesham Rural Neighbourhood Forum is on Wednesday 30 November, starting at 7pm, at Meopham Village Hall, Wrotham Road, Meopham Kent, DA13 0AT. Doors open at 6.30pm for refreshments.
The agenda for the meeting is attached. The main subject of the meeting is Policing in rural Gravesham. The Chief Constable of Kent, Ian Learmonth, is attending the meeting to give an update on Policing in Kent. Superintendent Dan Murphy and Chief Inspector Phillip Painter will also be present to help answer questions on policing in the Gravesham area.
Volunteers Needed !
Tree planting at Culverstone Recreation Ground
Thursday 15th December 2011 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm
What can I do ?
Make comments to the GBC online
Respond to Gravesham Borough Council by filling in the online questionnaire. This counts directly to the number of comments received by the consultation. Consider the list of Issues and Questions when responding. Also see the EXAMPLE LETTER for more details. CHALLENGE THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT LARGE NUMBERS OF NEW HOUSES ARE NEEDED WHEN GRAVESHAM HAS THE THIRD HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT IN KENT.
Join the facebook campaign
Join
the campaign discussion at facebook
or search for "Culverstone Says no to Green Belt Development"
Write Letters !
Find more information on writing campaign letters - this is the most important thing you can do to help. See the EXAMPLE LETTER you can send to the council - but you must add your own comments for it to count !
Events calendar
- 3rd November 2011 Council meeting at Woodville Halls, Gravesend
- 9th November 2011 Public meeting at St Johns Church, Meopham
- 26th November 2011 Picnic at Meopham Green
- 30th November 2011 at Meopham Village Hall
- 15th December 2011 Tree planting, Culverstone Green
Picture of meeting at Culverstone hall on the 1st November 2011
where can I find out more?
Read the Gravesham Borough Council plans for Meopham Green Belt development
Use the Contact or facebook pages to send in questions to the campaign organisers.
What happens next ?
- 22nd December 2011 end of consulation period