CPRE NEWSLETTER Autumn 2019

CPRE Staffordshire Autumn 2019 Newsletter

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Autumn 2019 Newsletter Wednesday 6 November, 9:45am.

Hello and welcome to our Please also let us know if you Visit to Veolia’s Staffordshire autumn newsletter. If you’ve do NOT wish to continue Energy Recovery Facility. See received this newsletter in receiving the newsletter or page 2 for details. the post, that either means other communications from that we don’t have an email us. Thursday 12 December, 3- address for you, or that 9pm. because of the new GDPR, we haven’t had confirmation Please let us Walking Street. CPRE that you wish to continue will have a stall in the receiving emails from CPRE. know if you Guildhall selling Christmas If this applies, please email merchandise and offering the Supporter Services would like a chance to win a festive ([email protected]. hamper. uk) at the CPRE head office large-print to confirm that you are happy Saturday 23 November: Stall to receive CPRE emails. copy of the at Stafford Christmas Market. We will have stocking fillers, As well as reducing our greetings cards and a lucky printing costs, signing up for newsletter. dip. e-mail newsletters means you Above photo credit: Kate Wood: autumn glory, will get your news earlier. Himley. We will never pass your email address on to anyone else.

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Chairman's Report uk, if you want to discuss this If you would like to introduce with me or one of the officers. a family member or friend to We had a successful AGM in CPRE, why not buy a Penkridge in September, with We have a new office base in membership as a Christmas a fascinating and amusing talk Eastgate House at the bottom gift? In addition to keeping up about rubbish! It was all of Martin Street, thanks to to date with what is going on about the Veolia waste Staffordshire County Council, locally, through our three management site at Four with access to meeting rooms times yearly newsletter, they Ashes. A visit has been in the building (please note will receive the national arranged there shortly as a our telephone number remains CPRE’s Countryside Voice follow-on to the talk – details the same, our office address along with half price entry to are in a separate article. I and postal address are at the over 200 houses and gardens now know why black plastic end of this newsletter). across the country and 15% containers cannot be recycled discount at Cotswold - the equipment cannot see Outdoors. You can join online them easily against the colour or download a membership of the conveyor belts. The form at: weekend after the AGM we had our Green Clean event on http://www.cprestaffordshire. Cannock Chase, with an org.uk/how-you-can- excellent turn-out from help/join-or-donate/join-us volunteers including the MP Please enter the gift for Cannock Chase, Amanda recipient’s details. Please Milling. It was amazing to see contact us if you have any how many items were problems. All new members in collected, including all the November and December will bottles and cans. If there were receive a free notebook and a deposit return scheme, we pen. could have raised quite a sum of money! Mary Booth We met Jacqueline Smith One of our Trustees, John again there, the new regional FUTURE EVENTS Blount, gave notice that he is Volunteering Development standing down shortly due to Officer, who had come to our personal commitments. We Visit to Veolia's Staffordshire AGM. We have now got the shall be sorry to lose him and Energy Recovery Facility: 6 new logo to use locally. I thank him for his work. We November hope you like it. It goes along hope we may have found a with the four new national new trustee to fill the gap - CPRE Staffordshire is CPRE strategic aims and we shall let you know when it organising a visit to Veolia’s objectives for 2020-2026: is confirmed. However, we Staffordshire Energy Recovery promote rural life; connect still need at least one more Facility on Wednesday 6 people and countryside; trustee to help us manage and November. Arrival is at 9:45am empower communities; and run the charity. Details are for 10am start. grow our capacity. Lots of given later in this newsletter. new things to get to grips Do please contact the office, In terms of accessibility, there with, but they all sound on 01785 277890 or is a lift up to the positive. [email protected]. control/visitor room but there are quite a lot of stairs when

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you leave the control room. If monitors development in rural More than 20 volunteer litter- you can’t manage the stairs, areas, encourages the use of pickers, including Amanda you can still come, as there is brownfield land for building, Milling, MP for Cannock Chase, a talk and video cameras tries to protect the green belt collected a staggering 26 bags showing the rest of the plant on the outskirts of the West of litter in just 1.5 hours at in the control room. Midlands conurbation and Marquis Drive on Cannock Stoke on Trent, connects Chase on Sunday 15 The tour generally lasts people with the countryside, September. around two hours, so allowing raises funds - and much more. time for questions we should We are one of the local groups CPRE Staffordshire's second be finished by 12:30. There of the national CPRE. 'Green Clean’ was organised will be free tea and coffee. If with the help of local group anyone wants to give a We have a meeting every two Stafford Litter Heroes, as part donation it will go to the months, currently in the of an England-wide clean-up of company’s charity for this afternoon (but we could move the countryside this year, which is the Alzheimer’s to the evening if work September. Society. commitments make this About half the litter collected difficult), and keep in touch - 64 plastic bottles, 89 cans The address is: regularly by email. There are and 59 glass bottles – was occasional other meetings and taken to be recycled. A Enterprise Drive conferences to attend. If you further 12kg of non-recyclable Four Ashes are interested in the position, waste was collected, including Wolverhampton please contact the Office cigarette butts and packets, WV10 7DF Manager for an initial talk dirty nappies, dog poo bags, about what is involved, call takeaway containers and If you would like to come, 01785 277890 or email nitrous oxide canisters. please email [email protected]. [email protected]. uk. Written applications uk or call 01785 277890 to should be sent to the confirm your attendance by Chairman, CPRE Staffordshire, Friday 1st November. Staffordshire Place, Stafford Numbers are limited to 12. We ST16 2DH. may be able to organise car- sharing if required. PAST EVENTS Appointment of Trustee

Green Clean 2019 Do you care about the The data on the types of litter countryside? Would you like to collected will be used to keep help one of the main up the pressure on the countryside charities in the Government to introduce its county continue its vital work? promised deposit return The trustees of CPRE system (DRS) as soon as Staffordshire would welcome a possible. Similar systems new trustee of any age. This is around the world boost an active, hands-on role in recycling rates as high as 97%, managing and running the and Scotland has already organisation. Our charity

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become the first UK nation to more than 1 in 10 drinks Kingsmead School in introduce a DRS. containers collected were Hednesford has been awarded glass, a figure that does not the 2019 CPRE Staffordshire The data on the types of litter include shattered pieces of Schools’ Trophy in recognition collected will be used to keep glass. of its work in protecting and up the pressure on the rescuing hedgehogs, repairing Government to introduce its CPRE Staffordshire AGM, and improving its school pond promised deposit return 11 September and creating a wildflower system (DRS) as soon as meadow. possible - and to make this an CPRE Staffordshire’s 83rd AGM 'all-in' system. Similar systems was held at the Haling Dene The school rescues hedgehogs around the world boost centre in Penkridge on 11 with the West Midlands recycling rates as high as 97%, September. Our guest speaker Hedgehog rescue group and and Scotland has already this year was Hilary Hampton students have learnt about become the first UK nation to from the waste management responsible breeding and introduce a DRS. company Veolia, which runs releasing hedgehogs to the the Staffordshire Energy wild. The school recently held Following the publication of Recovery Facility at Four the Environment Bill in a community day when staff, Ashes. Veolia now has a 25- students and members of the October, CPRE is urging the year contract to divert waste government not to cave into public helped build feeding from landfill from stations and houses for rescue pressure from industry, but Staffordshire. instead to continue with its hedgehogs and repair the ambition for all drinks Jacqueline Smith, the new school pond. The £50 prize containers – no matter the size West Midlands volunteering money will be put forward or material - to be included in development officer, also towards looking after injured the system. The Bill allows for spoke at the meeting. or rescued hedgehogs that the creation of the DRS but Jacqueline has since been into cannot be released. does not specify what will be the new CPRE office in included or when it will be Eastgate Street to advise us on introduced. volunteer recruitment and retention, and we look Across England, nearly a forward to continuing to work quarter (23%) of glass bottles with her in the future. collected by Green Cleaners were over the 750ml size LOCAL NEWS limit, the current upper limit for the ‘on the go’ DRS being pushed by key industries. More Kingsmead wins Green than one-quarter (28%) of Schools Award plastic bottles were larger than the common 500ml bottle size and could be excluded from the scheme. Some 10,000 drinks containers were collected during the month- long litter pick, including cans, plastic bottles of all sizes, and Volunteers from the glass bottles. Additionally, community and the Eco group

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of students have been involved sale to CPRE Staffordshire in repairing the school pond, members, supporters and the which houses a population of general public. more than 30 newts. We look forward to receiving your Kingsmead must also be one of entries. Please read the rules the few schools with two pet below and get snapping! sheep and a number of chickens in its school quad - in Competition Rules: addition to Mr Prickles, the 1. Photographs should be resident hedgehog, pictured recent (i.e. within 24 months of above. the competition closing date) and taken within the county of Chairman Mary Booth Staffordshire, though entrants do presented the school with an not have to reside within engraved trophy and £50 to Photography Competition Staffordshire. contribute towards their environmental work on 25 2. Photos should be the original work of the photographer September. submitting them. CPRE Staffordshire is launching a All schools in the county were photography competition to 3. Digital photographs should invited to enter the celebrate its 85th year with a be in jpeg format, have a competition, which is run view to producing a 2021 calendar minimum file size of 3Mb, and annually by CPRE depicting Staffordshire's maximum 10Mb, and the standard Staffordshire. The charity was wonderful and diverse 3:2 ratio in landscape (not on the look-out for inspiring countryside. Rules for entry, and portrait). projects that contribute to the how to enter, are below and an 4. Printed photographs should protection, conservation or entry form is included with this improvement of the local be of high quality, be in newsletter for photographers who landscape format with 3:2 ratio. environment, for example prefer to enter by post. through practical conservation 5. Printed photographs will not work, energy-saving or waste We will be looking for a variety of be able to be returned unless a reduction/recycling, locations, seasons and subject suitably sized stamped addressed promoting walking, cycling or matter (e.g. woodlands, envelope is included with the scooting to school, litter- waterways, farming, wildlife). submission. picking, or any other original Shortlisted photographs will be 6. Photographers will retain idea. displayed at There Is No Planet B! copyright for their work. Stafford's Green Arts Festival in St. Chad's church during the 2020 However, CPRE Staffordshire February half term (17th to 21st maintain the right to exhibit and February) for public voting. use images in print and online for purposes of producing their 2021 The top three winning calendar and to promote their photographers will receive a prize charitable work – photographers of £50, £25 and £10 respectively will be notified and accredited and there will, of course, be accordingly. further opportunity for both the winners and other photographers 7. All submissions must reach to have their photographs us by midnight on Friday 31st featured in a calendar to be on January 2020 whether by email or

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post. Please submit your We had no digital nonsense, no competition has been run by the photographs either by email to smartphones, only real sightings. Community Foundation for [email protected] or by I remember, Mrs Day, ecstatic Staffordshire. post to Countryside on Camera, with joy when swallows arrived. Civic dignatories, sponsors, judges CPRE Staffordshire, Staffordshire and representatives from the 41 Place, Stafford ST16 2DH In my Asian family, I was not expected to know birds' names, villages which took part, and 8. Submission of a photograph winners of the children's poster, for the competition is taken as called them a “chirri” but my poetry and prose competitions agreement to abide by the above teachers never stopped teaching. gathered at the Moat House Hotel rules. I am very proud and privileged to in Acton Trussell for the BKV 2019 There Is No Planet B! Green Arts have this experience; presentation. Best kept village Festival - 17th to 21st February winners also received a flowering valuing the knowledge, a cherry tree donated by CPRE CPRE Staffordshire will, in passionate love for the beauty of Staffordshire's Vice President, addition to exhibiting pictures nature. Amyas Stafford Northcote. from our photography My friends, my daughter, my Haughton, and Stowe- competition, have an information husband, the people who pass, table at the ever-popular There Is by-Chartley were highly No Planet B! Green Arts Festival ask me “How do you know all commended in this last year of in St.Chads Church, Greengate these things about the birds?” Chairman John Perry's 11 years of Street, Stafford ST16 2HP. chairmanship. He stated that this My answer: “YOC – life’s beauty, year had seen one more village If photography is not your thing, life’s colour, life’s love of detail, enter than last year and included perhaps you would like to submit noticing the most important three villages that had not some artwork for exhibition or aspects of life that are missed by entered for some time and one you may be inspired by the poem many. which had never entered before. below, written by Wolverhampton He praised the hard work that had It’s a realization, an poet Kuli Kholi, to enter the gone into maintaining the villages understanding, a passion, a poetry competition. For further for the competition and said that sharing of knowledge. information see the facebook he would leave with "many happy page. To keep alive for generations to memories." come, we must start here and Away with the Birds Full results from the competition now.” When my 12 year old daughter can be found on the Community asks me so inquisitively, By Kuli Kohli. Foundation's website. “Mum, how do you know all these Note: ‘chirri’ is the north Indian https://staffsfoundation.org.uk/p birds and their lives?” word for ‘sparrow’. Schoolgirls artnershipsinitiatives/best-kept- are referred to as ‘chirria’ or village-competition-2019/ A black bird, a robin, a wood ‘sparrows’. pigeon, a wren, a song thrush? Have your say on Cannock YOC – Young Ornithologists’ Club. “Mum, how do you know the Chase access colours, their size, their names?” Best Kept Village A partnership that works to I try to explain, my childhood Many congratulations go to protect the habitats of Cannock was enriched with their colours, and Tittensor for Chase is seeking views on its plans retaining their Best Large Village on car parking, infrastructure and sightings, their songs, a longing and Best Small Village in visitor access to Cannock Chase. to experience their presences. Staffordshire titles for a further Cannock Chase Special Area of year in the first year that the Conservation (SAC) Partnership

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includes local authorities, Belt Report, published on 14 outside these designated statutory agencies, wildlife October. green areas. conservation organisations and landowners. CPRE’s recommends using An estimated 2.4 million people better and existing solutions visit Cannock Chase every year, a to fix the housing crisis such as figure that is set to increase. building on brownfield sites, Developers of new housing built and enhancement of the Green near Cannock Chase have been Belt so it is valued as much by required to contribute to help local authorities, government fund improvements to the Chase’s and developers, as it is by visitor infrastructure, provide local communities. better information, and work with visitors and landowners to help https://www.cpre.org.uk/reso protect the site. urces/housing-and-

The consultation will run from planning/green- 21st October to 29th November The report says that harmful belts/item/5189-space-to- 2019. development on the Green breathe Belt, often in the guise of To read the plans and other providing ‘affordable’ homes Landscapes Review relevant documents, please visit for young people struggling to the consultation website at get on the property ladder, is www.haveyoursaycannockchase.o squandering this valuable asset AONBs - including Cannock rg.uk. Reference copies are also at a time when it is needed for Chase - should be available at a number of sites our own health and well- strengthened with new purposes, powers and around the area (call the SAC being, and to address the team on 07800619650 or climate crisis and massive loss resources, and renamed as 07800619636 for more details). of nature in the UK. 'National Landscapes', according to the findings of a new review. The proposals in CPRE NATIONAL This trend looks set to Julian Glover's Landscapes continue in the future. Last Review have been broadly NEWS year was the second highest welcomed by CPRE. The report loss of greenfield land in the outlines a set of next steps for Space to Breathe: A State Green Belt on record. CPRE’s National Parks and Areas of of the Green Belt Report research shows that there are Outstanding Natural Beauty proposals for a further 266,000 (AONBs) in England. The main homes on undeveloped Green proposal is to bring National Building new homes on the Belt land in advanced local Parks and AONBs together as green belt isn't the answer to plans, only a third of which part of one family of national the housing crisis. In fact, only are likely to be classified as landscapes, served by a shared 1 in 10 homes built on land ‘affordable’ according to local National Landscapes Service released from the Green Belt policies. In addition, the (NLS). This will give them a over the past decade are average density of homes bigger voice, bigger ambition ‘affordable’, according to within the Green Belt just 14 and a new way of working to CPRE's new report: Space to dwellings per hectare, meet new challenges. Breathe, A State of the Green compared to an average of 31

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foster the economic and to rural areas, combined with community vitality of these a wider lack of funding for areas and we are keen to see social housebuilding. There the right, sustainable are now 173,584 families on development in the right place council waiting lists for social in rural areas like these, such housing in rural authorities. as truly affordable homes to However, just 1,336 homes for support local communities. social rent were built in those Now it is time for Government areas last year. If that rate of action to ensure that many of building were to continue, it Crispin Truman, CPRE's Chief these great recommendations would take 130 years to meet Executive, said: can become a reality." the current backlog on rural social housing waiting lists "We welcome this vital review https://www.gov.uk/governm alone. into how National Parks and ent/publications/designated- Areas of Outstanding Natural landscapes-national-parks-and- State of Nature 2019 Beauty can be even better in aonbs-2018-review the future. These astounding One in seven British species is landscapes should be Rural homelessness on threatened with extinction, experienced and enjoyed by according to the new State of everyone, so we absolutely the rise Nature report by the National agree that more must be done The number of households Biodiversity Network. Nearly to improve access for all. classified as homeless in rural half (41%) of species have towns and villages across declined since 1970. CPRE has long supported the England has increased by 85% brilliant work of hard-pressed over the past year, according AONBs, so we’re thrilled that to an analysis of new the review recommends that government data, published on they should be strengthened 12 September by CPRE. and in particular that they should be given much-needed Nationally, homelessness risen additional funding and a by 45% from 79,715 homeless greater say on development in households in 2018 to 116,001 their areas. We suggested in households in 2019, according our response to the review’s to figures from the Ministry of call for evidence that there The most significant pressures Housing, Communities and should be a more joined up are agricultural management Local Government (MHCLG). and consistent approach to (72% of UK land is managed for planning in AONBs. agriculture), urbanisation, However, rural communities pollution, hydrological change, We do have concerns, have experienced a surge in the impact of invasive species, however, that adding an homelessness almost double and woodland management. economic purpose to National the national increase, rising Climate change is also a Parks and AONBs may from 9,312 to 17,212 over the threat, affecting the arrival inadvertently put these past year. CPRE blames this and food supplies of migratory landscapes at risk of hidden housing crisis on the species and accounting for 48% inappropriate development failure by successive of moth decline and 60% of being pushed through. But we governments to address aphid increase. recognise that the aim is to housing issues that are specific

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development comprising 5 South Staffordshire District https://nbn.org.uk/stateofnat "frontage" houses rebuilt in Council ure2019/reports/ period style, a terrace of 10 "stable block" houses within 19/00490/FUL: Site described the Walled Garden and 2 as Pony Paddock, The Compa, CPRE joins calls for gatehouses flanking the Kinver, South Staffordshire. action on climate entrance to the Walled Garden Replacement of existing emergency together with new access road workshop/log cabin with new and parking areas. CPRE dwelling. Removal of stables, objected to this development, tack and hay building. CPRE staff from the London expressing regret that the Approved by South office joined people of all ages property had been allowed to Staffordshire District Council. taking to the streets of London fall into disrepair, and CPRE Staffordshire had on 20 September for the acknowledging the objected to the application, Global Climate Strike. The complexities of the case. questioning whether the climate crisis poses a huge Staffordshire Moorlands existing workshop and stables threat to the countryside, for District Council changes the status of the site example by increasing the risk from Greenfield to Brownfield of extreme weather events, SMD/2019/0143: Land land and therefore its status in the degradation of agricultural Adjacent 10 Ox Pasture, planning terms. land and peatland, and the Cheddleton: Refused by spread of pests and diseases. SMDC. CPRE Staffordshire had District Council The countryside can also be objected and supported the part of the solution, for decision of SMDC to refuse a 17/00016/FULM: Construction example through tree- previous application at this of 118 holiday and leisure planting, habitat restoration, site (SMD/2018/0700). This lodges, Land North West Broad nature-friendly farming, and development of 21 houses Lane Huddlesford Lichfield by improving access through would result in the loss of an Staffordshire. Refused by walking, cycling or public area designated as Visual Open council, but approved by the transport. CPRE is now in the Space in the 1998 Planning Inspectorate. CPRE process of producing a report Staffordshire Moorlands Local objected on the grounds that setting out its policy position Plan. As this Local Plan is still the proposals were not in on the climate emergency and in force, any development accordance either with the the countryside. would therefore be contrary to Council’s adopted Local Plan Core Strategy Policy DC3: or the NPPF. If approved, the LOCAL PLANNING ROUND- Landscape and Settlement development might set a UP Setting (paragraph 8.6.15). Six precedent and open the way other major developments to similar proposals on an have recently been refused, extension of this site or other Stafford Borough Council specifically referencing Policy greenfield sites. . DC3 as reasons of refusal. West Midlands Rail 19/31075/LB: Repair and Interchange renovation of Seighford Hall to CPRE responded to SMDC’s

form a single dwelling, consultation on the Main CPRE Staffs were represented demolition of later side Modifications to its Local Plan, at preliminary and issue additions to the 16th century which includes Policy DC4: specific hearings. Further former Manor House and Local Green Space. focused post-hearing erection of enabling representations were made

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regarding the Green Belt, the applications from a range of with events taking place economy, highways and district and borough councils across the country. movement. The Examining in Staffordshire to see if Authority completed its anything needs to be brought CPRE Staffordshire have examination 27 August. to our attention. previously helped plant a large Findings and conclusions will However, it would be useful to number of trees within the go to the Secretary of State have additional volunteers to county via the Woodland for Transport by 27 November, check the weekly lists Trust's tree pack scheme. In who then has three months to produced by the following March, we helped the Forestry make a decision, so a decision councils: Commission and schoolchildren is unlikely to be announced from St Peter's CE (VC) before the new year. Cannock Chase District Council Academy in Alton to plant native saplings in Newcastle-under-Lyme While our office staff and Borough Council Dimmingsdale. If you are executive committee keep South Staffordshire District involved with a parish council keen eyes on local planning Council or community group and you applications and issues, there Staffordshire Moorlands have an area of land, which may be something happening District Council you either own or have in your area that you feel has Stoke-on-Trent City Council permission to plant on, that been overlooked. If you think you would like planting with the countryside, rural If you would be able to help native trees or a hedgerow environment or specifically check these lists of please get in touch with us green belt near you is under applications and to alert us if and we can apply for trees. threat, please contact us and anything is of concern to To see what is available please we may be able to investigate. CPRE, please contact us on visit the Woodland Trust tree CPRE Staffordshire and the 01785 277890 or at packs page. All you need is an CPRE national office also have [email protected]. area to plant, which can resources that might be of uk. accommodate the number of help when responding to trees on offer within your planning applications. The Big Climate chosen pack, a group of willing volunteers (we will happily FOR MORE INFORMATION Fightback – Plant a Tree pitch in!) and some shovels! http://www.cprestaffordshire.org.u To see what is available please k/ visit the Woodland Trust tree resources/cpre/useful-publications packs page. All you need is an You can also contact national area to plant, which can CPRE's planning hotline accommodate the number of between 1:30 and 3:30pm on trees on offer within your Thursdays on 020 7981 2868 chosen pack, a group of willing for advice on specific planning volunteers (we will happily

queries or issues. pitch in!) and some shovels! The Woodland Trust is calling https://www.woodlandtrust.o Weekly Lists of Planning on one million people to rg.uk/plant-trees/free-trees/ Applications pledge to plant a tree. A mass participation tree planting day https://www.woodlandtrust.o Currently, our volunteers is planned for 30 November, rg.uk/protecting-trees-and- check a range of planning woods/campaign-with-us/

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Recycle for CPRE Staffordshire!

In addition to the biscuit, cracker and cake wrappers that we are collecting to send to Terracycle for 'upcycling', we are now also collecting bread bags. They can be any brand but should be the standard soft bread packaging which most loaves come in i.e. not the more crinkly bags that bread buns, crumpets etc. come in:

You can take your biscuit, cake and cracker wrappers to our public drop off point at Aroma Tranquility Castlefields, Newport Road, Stafford ST16 1BQ or post them to us at Wedgwood Building, Block A, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH. Bread bags may also be posted to us and we now have a drop off point at the Coop, Silkmore Lane, Stafford ST17 4JD. We collect a variety of other items (see enclosed leaflet) for Recycling for Good Causes, including old jewellery, out-of-date and foreign banknotes & coins, used stamps (old or current) and electronics etc which can either be dropped off (by arrangement only - please call 01785 277890 or email [email protected]) or posted to us or, if small items, posted to the Freepost address below in a no larger than A5 envelope: FREEPOST RSXA-GJBY-ARRZ CHARITY NAME: CPRE Staffordshire UNIT 14 AMBER BUSINESS VILLAGE AMBER CLOSE TAMWORTH B77 4RP If you have large items, such as laptops, or large amounts - please either contact us directly or Recycling for Good Causes on 0800 633 5323 - they are based in Tamworth.

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CPRE Staffordshire is a registered Current CPRE Staffordshire charity, number 219443. It promotes Executive Committee Officers: and encourages the protection and improvement of the countryside of Chairman: Mrs Mary Booth BA Hons Staffordshire: its towns, villages and MSc rural environment. Anyone who values the Staffordshire countryside is invited Vice President: Mr Amyas Stafford to join us, either as a supporter of our Northcote KM MA (Oxon) work, or as an active participant. Vice Chair & Social Secretary: Mrs http://www.cprestaffordshire.org.uk Anne Clendon BEM

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Mailing Address: c/o Staffordshire County Council 2 Staffordshire Place Stafford ST16 2DH Our office number is: 01785 277890

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