Rossendale Partnership Environment Theme Group

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Rossendale Partnership Environment Theme Group

• Overview and cross cutting opportunities
• 17th November 2008.

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AGENDA

• Membership (inc. Countryside Working Group.)
• Action plan
• Cross cutting opportunities

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MEMBERSHIP Env Theme Group

• Civic Pride
• Environment Agency
• Greenvale Homes
• Groundwork Pennine Lancashire
• Lancashire County Council (DPO)
• Rossendale BC (Environmental Health and
  Communities team)
• Cllr Peter Steen (Environment Portfolio Holder)
• Rossendale Civic Trust
• United Utilities
• The Wildlife Trust
• Chris March
• Rossendale Climate Change Group ??

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MEMBERSHIP Countryside W.G.

• Access Rossendale
• Forest of Rossendale BW Association (FORBA) / BHS
• Groundwork Pennine Lancashire
• Irwell Sculpture Trail
• Lancashire County Council (Countryside)
• United Utilities

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Environment Theme Group

• Relevant SCS objectives
• We want to reduce our carbon footprint and the
  impact we have on the environment
• We want clean town centres that are attractive to
  residents and visitors alike
• We want more people to come to Rossendale and
  enjoy our fantastic countryside and attractions
  which we will continue to protect and enhance.

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Environment Action Plan

• To promote and encourage understanding of
  Rossendale's Environment Heritage
• Promotion of good environmental standards in the
  local economy.

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To promote and encourage understanding of
Rossendale's Environment Heritage (i)

• Increase beneficial management of woodlands for
  biodiversity and community benefit

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To promote and encourage understanding of
Rossendale's Environment Heritage (ii)

• Implement Parks Improvement Plan
• Secure green flag status for one municipal park

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To promote and encourage understanding of
Rossendale's Environment Heritage (iii)

• Identify programme of Built heritage activities
• Bankfield Street- the street looks so much
  better. Its amazing what a difference the
  changes have made.
• Spring Terrace- Before the work was done it was
  like living by a rubbish dump. Now we have the
  bin store we can recycle and we no longer have an
  eyesore next to our homes.

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To promote and encourage understanding of
Rossendale's Environment Heritage (iv)

• Develop year 2 rights of way (ROW) improvement
  plan for Rossendale and implement

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To promote and encourage understanding of
Rossendale's Environment Heritage (v)

• Maintain a guided walks programme graded to
  encourage local people and visitors to experience
  the landscape and health benefits of walking

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Promotion of good environmental standards in the
local economy.(i)
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Promotion of good environmental standards in the
local economy.(ii)

• deliver programme of advice for local businesses
  on means to reduce carbon emission.
• arrange and deliver a Rossendale Environment Fair

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Promotion of good environmental standards in the
local economy. (iii)

• Biodiversity enhancement

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Cross Cutting Opportunities

• Health walking and physical activity
• Regen. Board Resource Efficiency workshops
• Culture and Regeneration Board Valley of Stone/
  Guided Walks, Built Environment
• Childrens Trust Woodland / Forest Schools,
  Climate Change Agenda, somewhere to go
• Community Safety e.g. Secured by design
• Housing and Transport Sub Group (Regen.) Climate
  Change agenda