- SLACC Challenges Robert Jenrick DecisionSLACC has now challenged the Secretary of State’s ongoing refusal to reconsider whether to “call in” the Cumbria Coal Mine application. Early this morning (25th February) a “pre-action” letter has been sent on our behalf by Richard Buxton solicitors, as the first step towards a …
- Cumbria CC’s re-consideration of Coal mine delayed until JuneOpponents of the Coal Mine proposed by West Cumbria Mining at Whitehaven now have more time to make their case! The County Council has announced that the Development Control and Regulation (DC&R) Committee will not consider the new evidence on the 6th Carbon Budget until …
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- Cumbria County Council to reconsider coal mine decisionon 9th February 2021 Cumbria County Council acknowledged that the Council’s Development Control and Regulation (DC&R) Committee needs to reconsider their decision of the 2nd October 2020 before the final “Decision Notice” for the coal mine at Whitehaven is issued. There is little doubt that …
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- Dear Mr Jenrick. More thinking needed !Richard Buxton Solicitors have written again, on SLACC’s behalf, to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, enclosing letter from the Climate Change Committee, and asking him to reconsider whether to call in the application in or not, taking the CCC letter …
- Lord Deben agrees with SLACC, but Jenrick says NO!SLACC is deciding what to do next after the Climate Change Committee sends a clear and cutting letter to Robert Jenrick at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Meanwhile the MHCLG has sent us a standard letter saying that Jenrick will not be …
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- Keep supporting our Fundraiser
There has been great public support for our CrowdJustice fundraiser, but we need to press on towards our £50,000 “stretch” target. Every pound counts. Please keep sharing the link with your contacts. - Launch of Crowd Justice CampaignSee short video of Mike Berners Lee supporting our campaign here. Please donate if you can, but do not “overstretch” yourself. If we are given permission to take a Judicial Review forward in 6 weeks or so, we will reboot our appeal to get the full £50,000 …
- SLACC presents new evidence to CCC
In light of the recent decision of the Secretary of State declining to call in the application, SLACC has brought new information to the attention of Cumbria County Council that needs to be considered in the application. Since the Committee considered the application, the Government’s … - Waste into Wellbeing joins Fare Share
Fare Share is a national scheme to save food from the waste stream. In recent months we have found it increasingly difficulty to guarantee a regular supply of fresh food from local supermarkets and shops so will be joining Fare Share. With funds from Cumbria … - Climate Emergency UK
Climate Emergency UK ensures collaboration between all the Local Authorities which have declared climate emergency. Their online conference last week was incredibly well attended and included a range of presentations which are still available to view online. In order to see them you have to … - Dark Skies Cumbria Presentation
You are invited to a presentation by Jack Ellerby on the Dark Skies Cumbria Project on 7th December at 7.00pm. You will need to register by clicking below. - Another European town competes a citizens’ jury on climate change
As the Kendal Climate Change Citizens Jury reaches its conclusion and starts to promote its findings and recommendations, we take a look at how another town is making progress on climate change.Nyon is a town in Switzerland which is very similar to Kendal – its …Another European town competes a citizens’ jury on climate change Read More »
- Forage & Ferment
Local members Amy and Tom have set up a FB group called Kendal Forage & Ferment if anyone would like to join? All things foragey, winey, jammy, winey, pickley, beerey.. - Gleaning Network formed
GLEANING NETWORK – HELP IDENTIFY SURPLUS FOOD FoodFutures is North Lancashire’s award-winning Sustainable Food Network. We are working to build a collaborative community of practitioners, food citizens, policy makers and researchers that work on food matters in the local area. We have recently established a gleaning network … - Support Kendal Citizens Jury film for change
There’s an urgent need for change. Here’s something you can do to help The UK’s first ever Climate Change Citizens’ Jury at a town level has been a huge success and we are committed to making sure the time and dedication of the Jury is honoured … - SLACC’s position as presented at the DC&R Committee on 2nd OctoberThe case presented by Maggie Mason, on behalf of South Lakes Action on Climate Change, to Cumbria County Councils’ DC&R Committee on 2nd October can be accessed here.
