Archive for April 2026
Government compromises its green-space review
We are dismayed that the government has done a U-turn on the protection of green spaces during the passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill in the House of Lords. On 13 April the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, backed an opposition amendment which spelled out a procedure whereby local authorities which have failed to follow…
Read MoreNew greens celebrated at Dorchester on Thames
With residents of the Oxfordshire village of Dorchester on Thames, we have celebrated the erection of plaques on the new village greens at Dyke Hills and Day’s Lock Meadow. The greens were the subject of an intense battle ten years ago when the then owner of Bishops Court Farm fenced off the land and barred local people from exercising their customary rights…
Read MoreMannau agored a llwybrau i bawb eu mwynhau
Galwad Cymdeithas y Mannau Agored i ymgeiswyr yn Etholiad y Senedd, 7 Mai 2026 Nid yw’r cyfle i bobl fwynhau mannau agored a llwybrau, er mwyn ymlacio, er budd i’w hiechyd a’u llesiant ac i werthfawrogi natur, erioed wedi bod yn bwysicach. Mae Cymdeithas y Mannau Agored1 eisiau i bawb yng Nghymru allu mwynhau’r manteision…
Read MoreOur nine-point plan for the new Senedd
We have sent our nine-point plan for the new Senedd to our members in Wales to use when speaking to their candidates in the forthcoming election. Here is the manifesto. (Cymraeg yma) ________________________________________________ The opportunity for people to enjoy open spaces and paths, for their relaxation, health, well-being, and appreciation of nature, has never been…
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