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Guts—not cuts

October 1, 2024

In the latest edition of Open Space magazine, our general secretary, Kate Ashbrook, urges the new government to be bold in securing new and better access.  She writes:  The new Westminster government arrived sooner than expected. Does this mean new access sooner than expected?  The government has so far been silent on this subject as…

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We slate government for lack of action on public access

July 11, 2023

‘The Open Spaces Society is often critical of the government’s approach to open access opportunities.’  So said our chairman, Phil Wadey, in his keynote speech our AGM on 6 July. He continued: ‘Back in January, the government announced an environmental improvement plan for England which aspired to having every household no more than “a 15-minutes’…

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