Tweet of the day about major events in our 150-year history
Throughout 2015 we issued a ‘tweet of the day’, with hashtag #saveopenspaces150, highlighting an event in our history, and have reproduced the tweets here with a little more information where relevant. The list grew daily to build up a picture of what we have done in our 150-year history. January – click here to open/close…
Read MoreRights of Way / Footpaths
There’s nothing like a nice walk or ride in the countryside along your favourite path. But what happens when that route is blocked, closed or even moved? Join the Society If you love the great outdoors and enjoying full access to your favourite open and green spaces, footpaths, bridleways and cycle routes, you should consider…
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Volunteer for the Open Spaces Society Are you passionate about the open spaces local to you? Would you like to help your community to protect them? Could you be an Open Spaces Society local correspondent? Are you passionate about the open spaces local to you? Would you like to help your community to protect them?…
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New correspondent for Barnet
We have appointed Peter Berrecloth as our local correspondent for Barnet. Peter is a keen walker, and has walked the length of both Wales and Scotland in winter, a total of 700 miles. He is currently working on a project to trace Barnet’s ancient drovers’ routes which would have been used to drive livestock from…
Read MoreOpen Spaces
The open spaces we champion come in all shapes and sizes and can be in the countryside or in towns. Is the local open space you love and use protected? Don’t take it for granted! How can you defend the open and green spaces that matter to you? We are very often asked to…
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Staff & Trustees
Our people Staff Meet our staff team, some of whom work from our office in Henley-on-Thames. Kate Ashbrook General Secretary Kate, a campaigner, became general secretary of the society in 1984. A former president, chair, and trustee of the Ramblers, she remains a vice-president. She is also a vice-president of the Peak and Northern Footpaths Society,…
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Our new activist for the Isle of Wight
We have appointed Mrs Helen Slade as our local correspondent for the Isle of Wight. Helen, who lives in Ventnor, will be the society’s eyes and ears, keeping a close watch on paths, commons, greens, open spaces and the progress of the coastal path on the Island, and intervening as necessary. Helen has recently retired…
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Our new watchdog in west Dorset
We have appointed Nicholas Whitsun-Jones as our local correspondent for the former West Dorset District. Nicholas was in the legal profession for 45 years, specialising in planning and environmental law, including rights of way. Since retirement he has done voluntary work for the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) in Somerset and Devon, and now…
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Our new watchdog in Herefordshire
David Howerski is our new local correspondent for the old South Herefordshire district of Herefordshire. David lives in Eaton Bishop, about four miles west of Hereford. He has had many careers, as both a parachute instructor and professional sky-diver. For ten years he was a Drop Zone Operator on the Gower Peninsula, and in later…
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New activist in Kirklees
We have appointed Stephen Hill as our local correspondent for Kirklees in West Yorkshire. Stephen will keep a close watch on paths, commons, greens and open spaces. Stephen lives in East Bierley, four miles south-east of Bradford. He has recently retired from a long career in civil engineering, working on many large infrastructure projects in…
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