A green and heartwarming end to 2019
Date: 06th January 2020
We hedged our bets on 2nd December and headed out…
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Stories of the Bodgers: Part 1: Memories of my father, Reginald Tilbury
by Doug Tilbury
Date: 18th December 2019
On a Saturday night, he and his father would walk to Spring Coppice, Speen, where the cobbler would instruct him to stand on a piece of leather. The cobbler would then draw around his foot with a pencil, allowing a little extra room for growth. The following Saturday night they returned to the cobbler to collect the new pair of boots.
Luton Airport Expansion – CCB’s Response
Date: 17th December 2019
Chilterns Conservation Board has objected to the expansion of London Luton Airport Limited in response to the Statutory Consultation on Future Luton. The plans are to increase from 18 million to 32 million passengers a year. The plans involve up to 50 flights an hour, which is one every 72 seconds.
HS2 enabling works continuing in the Chilterns AONB despite the current Oakervee Review
Date: 08th October 2019
Yesterday, 7th October 2019, the CCB wrote to Mr Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport to ask him to pause the felling of trees in Great Missenden, a picturesque village in the heart of the Chilterns AONB. The felling is due to start work on the 14th October and includes eight trees planted by Chiltern...
High Speed 2 (HS2) – Latest Developments
Date: 01st October 2019
The Chilterns Conservation Board welcomes the Independent Review of High Speed 2 (HS2), the proposed new high speed rail line between London and Birmingham. As soon as the project was announced, the Chilterns Conservation Board, along with many other local groups and individuals, argued that the route should not pass right through the middle of the protected...
Longer tunnel will not help Chilterns
Date: 05th December 2011
Delays to the final decision about High Speed Two as the Government considers increasing the length of tunnel under the Chilterns shows that it is clearly concerned about the damage the rail line would cause to the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).