Campaign to Protect Rural England: CPRE Hampshire Branch

CPRE Hampshire exists to help protect the beautiful, tranquil countryside of Hampshire. CPRE Hampshire volunteers are continually campaigning at the heart of planning processes to achieve within Hampshire:

• protection of the countryside from inappropriate development or land allocation;
  
  
• better designed and higher density housing within urban areas thereby minimising the loss of countryside to housing development;
  
  
• recognition and restoration of countryside character and diversity, including reduction in road clutter, fly-tipping and litter;
  
  
• minimising the use of natural and non-renewable countryside resources;
  
  
• more use of sustainable farming practices and recognition of the importance of local foods;
  
  
• the best interests of Hampshire within the proposed South Downs National Park;
  
  
• an effective transport system that is sustainable and improves tranquillity in the countryside and the well-being of local communities, including use of low noise road surfaces and reduction in noise and light pollution.
  
  

CPRE is a national organisation run on a national, regional & county branch level, and very importantly at the district level.

The charity is dependent on volunteer activity for campaigning and fundraising, and we encourage more members to improve the level of campaign support, to spread the word of CPRE's work to other people and to increase the base for volunteers. More voluntary campaigners are needed to help our work on planning, rural and transport issues and for media relations support and fundraising.

CPRE works together with policy-makers, other voluntary organisations and the general public ensuring appropriate requirements are met and not at the expense of the countryside.

CPRE Hampshire Mission Statement

CPRE Hampshire strives to promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of the countryside by the sustainable use of both land and other natural resources in urban and rural areas and encouraging biodiversity and the well-being of rural communities.

We promote positive solutions for the long-term future of the countryside and to ensure change values its natural and built environment.

Additional Information

Part of the CPRE South-East Region, CPRE Hampshire Branch was formed 42 years ago in January 1966. The branch has almost 2,000 supporters. Its seven district groups are:

• East Hampshire & Havant
• Hart & Rushmoor
• Mid-Hampshire
• New Forest
• North Hampshire
• South Hampshire & Solent
• Test Valley.

The Patron of CPRE is Her Majesty the Queen. Nationally CPRE has 57,000 supporters, a branch in every county, eight regional groups, over 200 local groups and a national office in Westminster. Membership is open to all. Formed in 1926, CPRE is a powerful combination of effective local action and strong national campaigning. The President is the author, Bill Bryson.

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CPRE Hampshire
January 2008

Notes to editors

CPRE Hampshire strives to promote the beauty, tranquility and diversity of the countryside of Hampshire by the sustainable use of land and other resources in town and country, and encouraging the biodiversity and well-being of rural communities.

For information on CPRE, please contact:
Becky French or Pam Mason, CPRE Hampshire
Tel: 01962 843655
Email:admin@cprehampshire.org.uk

For all media enquiries, please contact:
Keren Burney, media & communications officer, CPRE Hampshire
Tel: 01730 894123   Mobile: 07876 780065
Email: kburney000@aol.com

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