By Richard Belfield, Faversham Eye – The behaviour of the planning inspectors in the Cleve Hill solar farm inquiry gets more bizarre by the day. There has been a further delay. In early April they … Read more
We have many great organisations supporting our campaign to Save Graveney Marshes. Some of these are charities, all doing an amazing job to protect rural landscapes, our wildlife, biodiversity and more. One of these charities … Read more
Faversham Life urges readers to sign the Save Graveney Marshes petition and write their objections to the Secretary of State. Go to our Take Action page to take action NOW. See the latest article from … Read more
Matthew Hatchwell, is a local wildlife conservation consultant working with the Kent Wildlife Trust. He spent 30 years in Africa working to preserve exotic species like lemurs and elephants, then came to Faversham and, walking on … Read more
RSPB England updates us on the campaign to stop a solar power station on an important wildlife site in Kent … Time is running out for us all to save an un-spoilt landscape in North … Read more
The campaign to save Graveney Marshes has entered a crucial stage says Helen Whately MP, Member of Parliament for Faversham and Mid KentThursday, 2 April, 2020 The Business Secretary is due to make a decision … Read more
Fantastic news today! As part of #SaveNatureSaturday, the RSPB are demonstrating their support for the campaign to Save Graveney Marshes. Please check out @RSPBDungeness and @RSPBRainham facebook and twitter accounts and share / re-tweet as … Read more
Helen Whately MP, Member of Parliament for Faversham and Mid Kent writes to the Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to voice her concerns. 25 February 2020 I’m writing to … Read more
Dr Alastair Gould on the Health Issues arising from the Cleve Hill proposal. Dr Alastair Gould, Newton Place Surgery, Faversham writes and open letter to The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for … Read more
As a result, The Faversham Society are asking supporters, friends, colleagues to redouble their efforts to write to the Secretary of State, Alok Sharma to tell him why you object to an industrial scale Solar … Read more
At the top hill in Victory Wood in North Kent this way finding marker points out that Graveney Marshes are part of a RAMSAR. RAMSAR sites are classified as wetlands of international importance – what … Read more
The proposed Battery Storage facility (BESS) at Cleve Hill would be 5 x times larger than the current largest battery storage system in the world. Covering 25 acres – the size of 20 football pitches Lithium-Ion Batteries are far from … Read more
If you think that Graveney Marshes is not the right place for the largest ever industrial scale Solar Power Station in the UK then please SOS the Secretary of State NOW by sending an urgent email message to Secretary.State@beis.gov.uk … Read more
The Examining Authority issued a Recommendation Report to the Secretary of State on 28 February 2020. The Secretary of State has three months in which to issue a decision. The decision letter and Recommendation Report … Read more
In her February newsletter ‘A busy start to the new year in Parliament’ Helen Whately MP, Member of Parliament for Faversham and Mid Kent and Minister of State in the Department for Health and Social … Read more
“The scale of it is beyond comprehension.“ “The outcome of the dispute will set a precedent for future developments throughout the UK.” See the latest new article from Kent Online here
The decision on Cleve Hill Solar Park Limited’s proposals, to build a solar power station the size of Faversham on the nearby Graveney marshes, is due from the Secretary of State by the end of May … Read more
Sunday 19th January 2020 – Helen Whately MP joins a live discussion on the proposed Solar Farm. Click here to link to the programme. Listen from 19:20
New figures showcase the health and economic benefits of walking on England’s coastal paths… with 29.1 million walking trips made over a six-month period, boosting local economies and bringing health and wellbeing benefits to visitors. Read … Read more
Faversham Life interviews conservationist Matthew Hatchwell “We must make better use of natural ecosystems such as salt marshes and all the benefits they bring… It is proven that people’s mental health and wellbeing is better … Read more
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