Job Vacancy – Fundraising Manager
Job description As part of the Management Team the Fundraising Manager will lead the fundraising and membership initiatives and contribute to raising awareness of the Chiltern Society work internally and externally. Our Mission: Campaigning – to cut overbearing development, pollution, biodiversity loss, protect our chalk streams and climate change. Conserving – Chiltern
New social-distance friendly walks launched in the Chilterns
The Chilterns Conservation Board and Chiltern Society have developed a series of 23 walks across the Chilterns which are social-distance friendly, avoiding crowded ‘honey-pot’ locations and narrow paths where possible. Between 2 and 6 miles long, the walks start in market towns or villages, with good public transport links or
Update on Hertfordshire County Council’s intention to permanently close 4 crossings of the A41
This note reviews the issues relating to HCC’s intention to permanently close 4 crossings of the A41 at paths NC21, 22, 71 &72 in the parish of Northchurch. To the best of my knowledge there are no other rural Clearways built since the 1980’s in the locality with any at
HS2 Works Notification: Affinity Water pipeline, June to December 2020
HS2 announce a pipeline is to be built from the Chalfont St Giles Affinity Water pumping station to Amersham pumping station. This is to be able to treat water affected by turbidity (chalk suspended in water) likely to arise when HS2 tunnel close to the CSG pumping station. HS2 Works
Rights of Way group vs. HS2
The Rights of Way group have been conducting a long running dispute with HS2 Ltd, and National Grid, regarding the closure of paths GMI/12/1 and GMI/13/3, which run from Great Missenden up to Potter Row. National Grid have been working to replace two pylons around the North Portal of the
HS2 “Before and After” Photo Library
Our volunteers have been working hard and added a whole new HS2 Photo Diary to our website. These photos document the impact of this controversial high speed rail line, recording forever the area pre-construction, the enabling works, and the construction itself, which starts later this year. This is an ongoing
Do you love walking?
Over the last few months the Rights of Way Group have been enhancing the walking pages on the Chiltern Society Website: The Chiltern Way is a 134 miles perambulation of the AONB highlighting the best features of this historic landscape. Our web page now provides all you need to enjoy
HS2 ‘pollutes the Misbourne’
We have heard a lot from HS2 on Community Engagement. However this seems to be in theory rather than practice. HS2 has been carrying out Ground Investigation Works alongside the river Misbourne near Shardeloes Lake. There has been no communication to say that this would be happening. They just arrived
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