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Some local literary treats

After a bracing winter walk in the Colne Valley, what could be nicer than curling up with a good book? We’ve got a few suggestions you may wish to add to your reading list. All are of local interest and full of fascinating stories and information.
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Explore your Colne Valley Park – Autumn 2025 edition is ready!

Welcome to our Autumn newsletter with details of the challenges of protecting the Park and the local rivers and lots more, project updates, and why you should get involved with your Colne Valley Park this Autumn! Take a break and read the latest edition online here.
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Why we need to protect the Colne Valley Regional Park

Act now to secure its legacy and potential!
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Disposal of Green Belt land held in trust by Bucks Council

THURSDAY, September 28, 2023 was a dark day for Buckinghamshire Council, the Colne Valley Regional Park and the communities around Iver and Uxbridge. The council approved a colossal motorway service area on one of the narrowest parts of the Green Belt around London, a scheme of no benefit to the local community whatsoever.
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Wonders of the Dark Sky Stargazing Event Held at Woodoaks Farm

A report of the Wonders of The Dark Sky Stargazing event held at Woodoaks Farm which offered a chance to marvel at the September night sky guided by astronomers
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Green Skills Team Work On Crown Meadow in Slough

In partnership with SEGRO, Groundwork South has recently completed a Green Skills Team Project in Slough. This is a 6-week program in which unemployed individuals from Slough learn practical conservation and employability skills equipping them for employment in the green sector.
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Enjoying Our Rivers Safely

We certainly don’t want to cause unnecessary alarm among our many visitors, but it is only fair that we should remind members of the public that the water in local rivers like the Misbourne and Colne may well not be as clean as they might expect.
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Our Green Belt – Wither or Whither?

Green Belt is under threat of erosion by creeping development and an absence of planning vision. Professor Peter Bishop, co-author of a book ‘Repurposing the Green Belt in the 21st Century’, spoke recently at the Colne Valley Regional Park’s conference and explains here how we could do better.
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Thank you to the Colne Valley Volunteers

We’d like to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to the Colne Valley Volunteers as well as all the other amazing volunteer groups helping to look after our beautiful regional park!
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