Our best chance of stopping our council’s environmentally damaging plan to build 2,000 flats and houses on our greenbelt at Maidenhead golf course, is if the majority of our councillors vote to reject the Borough Local Plan (BLP) when it comes to Full Council for adoption.  The meeting is likely… Continue reading Ask your councillors to reject the BLP

At our demonstration on 14 December, Phoebe aged 17 years old explained the importance of protecting nature, greenspace and trees for combating the effects of climate change. Here’s a link to Phoebe’s speech on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm0DbBjT9g0 On my 17th birthday I chose to attend COP26 and it was an experience… Continue reading Our Future

At the Maidenhead Great Park demonstration on 14 December, asking our council to reject the environmentally damaging Borough Local Plan, Tina Quadrino welcomed everyone. You can watch Tina’s speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-v6cGMDHjc Thank you all for coming out again so soon after the last demonstration. The reason that we are all… Continue reading Tina Quadrino’s welcome speech

Author Michelle Carvill talked about greenwashing and our Borough Local Place at our demonstration last night. You can watch Michelle’s speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyiHZyfPumE Coming out of COP26, we’ve all heard a lot more about the term ‘greenwash’. Effectively, greenwashing is when organisations and brands make green claims, that really are… Continue reading Greenwashing our Borough Local Plan

John Hudson, former Chairman of the Berkshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), explained at our demonstration last night, why our council is so desperate to develop the golf course. You can watch John’s speech here, or see his words below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kctByGQRPl4 The main reason that the… Continue reading Exploding the Housing Myth

Shreya Bhide, aged 13 years old, was one of our inspiring young speakers at last night’s demonstration You can watch Shreya’s speech by clicking on this link, or read it below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrKwLB7FlEs Ecosystems are vital to our planet’s wellbeing and provide the foundations for our existence They are our existence,… Continue reading Shreya’s speech on Woodland Ecosystems