The Food, Farming and Countryside Commission are holding a number of listening events around the county looking at land and how it is used. Ramsey has been chosen as a location for one of these events. Please see below an invitation to join in.

‘We ask a lot of land. We need it to grow food, restore biodiversity and nature, decarbonise the economy and adapt to climate change – while also providing space for new homes, access to nature for leisure and wellbeing and the infrastructure for business, energy and transport. In England, there is currently no coordinated way of balancing all of these pressures.

• We want to hear from people about the places where they live and work, and what they value most there.
• We want to hear people’s hopes, fears and aspirations for their local environment and what they would like to improve.
• We’re interested in towns, villages, farms, landscapes and wildlife, food, roads, rivers, transport, heritage and employment.
• What changes are coming and how can they best be addressed?
• How can local people be involved in defining what Cambridgeshire is like in 20 years’ time?

We hope the meeting will be interesting and lively, and that you share your views. We will include a short introduction to the topic about how places have been changing over time and the competing pressures on land to open up the discussion.

These meetings will form part of a wider “tour” gathering views right across Cambridgeshire. They will all contribute to a Land Use Framework being developed by people and organisations right across Cambridgeshire. For more information: https://ffcc.co.uk/land-use-framework ‘

 

Two sessions, with the same content, will be held in Ramsey on 31^st March at Ramsey Community Centre.

10.30am -12pm (followed by a light lunch)

5.30pm – 7pm

For more information and to book into a session please contact Alice Midmer alice.midmer@ffcc.co.uk