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Welcome to Harwich Peninsula Friends of the Earth
Harwich Peninsula Friends of the Earth is an award winning environmental campaigning organisation.
We aim to make life better for people by inspiring solutions to environmental problems.
This site is due for scheduled maintenance and revision at 20:00 on Wednesday, 16th May. After which you can look forward to a new and improved site from Harwich Peninsula Friends of the Earth!
Statement About The Hangings - 26th Jan
Harwich Peninsular Friends of the Earth mounted a coordinated campaign in response to Tendring District Council's proposals to sell part of The Hangings that was illegally acquired by a Housing Developer. The land was a very important part of a local amenity that formed a unique natural environment for wildlife habitat and an area of biodiversity.
The group attended the Council Meeting on Wednesday 25th January 2012 and was deeply disappointed that despite a significant number of objections and a petition, Tendring District Council effectively "rubber stamped" the Planning Committee's decision to sell the land that was illegally grabbed and the consequent trees and wildlife habitat destroyed by the developer.
However, the group's actions did force the Council to ensure that the monies (in excess of £50,000) received from the sale would be ring-fenced for expenditure on The Hangings and we have been given the opportunity to influence how that money is spent.
The Group will monitor the next formal stages of the sale and review all options to ensure that the best possible outcome can be achieved for protecting the unique environment of The Hangings.
The campaign was well received by the local population and enjoyed considerable support over a very short space of time with a strong feeling of disbelief and anger that this sale of public land was happening. We would like to thank everyone that supported the campaign which has attracted media coverage and influenced the decision and request that you continue to support us over the next stages. Watch this space for more details but don't forget you can still send your letters of objection and sign up for Newsletter on our home page.
Many thanks.
Paul Preece
Co-Cordinator
Nationally
We and other regional groups lobby government over environmental issues and keep the pressure on MPs to make a change for the positive.
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A newsletter is published around every month, available in both an online and physical format. We also maintain a blog so that you can keep right up to date with what's going on at Harwich FoE.
