Maidenhead Great Park

The vision of a new park for the community

Unstable Climate

Debbie Ludford spoke at last night’s demonstration, explaining why protecting the greenspace and woodlands of Maidenhead Golf Course is so important for our community. You can watch a video of Debbie’s speech here, or read the words below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mT4RycEu5A The threat to our world I think everyone here understands the…

Deforestation by Jessie Egar

Jessie spoke at our demonstration outside Maidenhead Town Hall last night, and explained why protecting the trees of Maidenhead Golf Course is so important for the health and wellbeing of our community. Deforestation is the action of clearing a wide area of trees This is a problem in people’s lives.…

What is the Borough Local Plan and why is it so damaging to our environment?

All councils have to produce a Borough Local Plan (BLP) showing how they will accommodate new development in their area. RBWM’s BLP is now in its final stages, awaiting the Planning Inspector’s verdict on whether it is sound and legal. It covers the period 2013-2033. More information on the BLP…

Protect this greenspace for future generations

Our short video shows how beautiful the golf course is. About 40 per cent of the area is woodland, so there’s important habitat for a range of wildlife species. Our next demonstration will be on 14 December 2021 The Maidenhead Great Park campaign group is organising another peaceful demonstration outside…

8 reasons why the golf course should stay protected greenspace

Eight reasons why the golf course should remain protected green belt land Green Lung – this 132-acre area of green belt land is a vital green lung for our town, improving air quality and absorbing fine particulate matter from local roads. Local air quality already fails to meet UK Government air…

Thanks to everyone who came to our demo!

It was wonderful to see so many people at our demonstration last night, all asking our council to reject plans to build on Maidenhead Golf Course. We estimate around 400 were there. Tina Quadrino gave a fantastic speech (see below), and thank you to everyone else who took to the…