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  Golden Valley Environment Group  


Local Projects:

Rainbow View Trust
The Rainbow View community Tree-Mulching Day was held at Wern-hir Woodland on Saturday 1st March. In addition to mulching the 850 trees, there were other tasks for those who interested. A seat by a blazing fire and freshly baked, home-made organic bread and hearty veggie soup were all provided.

Where to find us.  Wern-hir Woodland is in Peterchurch, up Long Lane, past Barley Knapp farm on the right and Old Oak Cottage on the left. Then up Pudding lane which is a bridleway on the left hand side of the road

If you would like more details about Rainbow View Trust,  please contact  Edi Hamilton or Manu Song   telephone: 01981 550 557      mobile:  07979 911 813   or  e-mail: Edi and Manu

 

Vowchurch Parish Plan  Peter Gunn-Wilkinson attended a meeting of the Vowchurch Parish Council. He explained the advantages of formally adopting a Parish Plan and encouraged them to address our GVEG concerns for the Environment and for the Development of Sustainable Communities, when drawing up their Parish Plans.   

The Vowchurch Councillors were generally in favour of this and are about to debate whether to embark on a Parish Plan. The first step involves calling a public meeting to assess the level of support for a plan and to confirm that  the local Vowchurch Community wants a plan.  The Council can only facilitate the development of a parish plan when there has first been a Community desire to have one.
 
The Councillors requested that we encourage any GVEG members who are resident in the four parishes of Michaelchurch, Turnastone, Vowchurch and Newton St.Margarets to support the proposal at the public meeting (no date for the meeting has been set). 
 
In the meantime, if you have questions please contact Peter on petergw@btinternet.com

 

Windfarm Proposed on Reeves Hill
You may be interested in the developments that are taking place at Reeves Hill near Presteigne.  There should be a planning application for a wind farm going in late April.  Four turbines with total capacity of 9.2MW, 105m to blade tip.  The project has been organised by a local farmer, a few investors and now given new impetus by Bolsterstone plc.  Energy4All are likely to be involved in trying to secure some level of community ownership via a cooperative.  At this stage planning permission and level of community ownership are to be determined. For more details, just follow this link  www.reeveshillwindfarm.co.uk



Bag-free in Hay-on-Wye   
At the next Hay-on-Wye Council meeting  (date to be announced), Catherine Carleton-Smith and Susannah Garland plan to make their Bag-free in Hay Presentation to the newly-elected Council and would like our support.  The meeting will be held in the Hay-on-Wye Council Officers which are located just behind the Clock Tower.  Please watch this space and plan to attend!  If you have questions, please e-mail   Catherine 



GVEG Solar Panel Progress - see the aptly named solar panel page

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