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7 September 2009
Great Fen vision: tell us what you think
Starting this week the Great Fen Project team will be asking the public to comment on its vision for the future. The Great Fen Project draft illustrative Masterplan will provide a visual and written guide for the Great Fen Project vision, showing how the project will evolve over the coming years.
The Masterplan will include information on proposed new footpaths, cycleways, bridleways, waterways, bus stops and routes within and to the Project area; visitor facilities and gateways; activities that are and will be on offer; potential viewpoints and points of interest; how the Great Fen will help protect local homes and businesses from flooding; and how it will encourage tourism and business in the local area.
The public consultation will run from Saturday 5 September to Friday 16th October. There will be a series of events across the local area for people to take part:
- Ramsey Heights Countryside Classroom, PE26 2RS - Sunday 13 Sep 11am-4pm
- Serpentine Green shopping centre, Hampton - Saturday 26 Sep 10am-noon
- Woodwalton village (opposite the Elephant & Castle pub) - Saturday 26 Sep 2-4pm
- Huntingdon Farmers’ Market - Friday 2 Oct 10am-2pm
- Peterborough Central Library - Sat 3 Oct 10:30am-1pm
- Ramsey Community Information Centre - Monday 5 Oct 1pm-7pm
- Sawtry Library - Thursday 8 Oct 4pm-7pm
Information and questionnaires are also available in:
- · Local libraries
(Ramsey, Sawtry, Yaxley, Huntingdon Central, Warboys, Whittlesey, Peterborough Central, Stanground, Hampton, Woodston, Orton) - · Local Community and Customer Information Services
(Ramsey, Yaxley and Huntingdon); and - · Hinchingbrooke Country Park and Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
They are also available on the Great Fen website – www.greatfen.org.uk.
Emma Pollard, Great Fen Community Involvement Officer, said: “This is a great opportunity for people get involved and find out more about the Great Fen Project. But, more importantly, it’s an opportunity for people to tell us what they think about the Project, tell us what they’d like to see and do there and help us make it into a place for everyone to enjoy. We really hope people will join us to help make the Great Fen Project vision really amazing.”
This phase of public consultation will build on existing work the Great Fen Project team have conducted with access, tourism, business and activity specialists, wildlife experts, local residents and councillors.
To find out more information visit www.greatfen.org.uk, call 07850 919060 or email info@greatfen.org.uk.
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Notes to Editors:
The Great Fen Project, Britain’s most exciting conservation project, is restoring more than 9,000 acres of fenland habitat in Cambridgeshire. It will create a haven for wildlife and open new opportunities for business, education and recreation.
The Great Fen Project is a partnership between the Environment Agency, Huntingdonshire District Council, Middle Level Commissioners, Natural England and the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough.
For more information please visit www.greatfen.org.uk, email emma.pollard@wildlifebcnp.org or call 07894 599017.