The Trust adopts a consitution formalising thier group

6th Sep 2012.
THE TRUST ADOPTS A CONSTITUTION FORMALISING THEIR GROUP

The Trust today in a meeting agreed to accept the Constitution for the group that was put before them. The document was signed by the Chairman of the group and is available online.

The signed version is available here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9zrp_DzM2i-WnJaQXRsRGhBUE0

The Trust collect 1032 votes in favour of keeping Speckled Wood as it is

24th August 2012

THE TRUST COLLECT 1032 VOTES IN FAVOUR OF KEEPING SPECKLED WOOD AS IT IS.

The Trust successfully handed over their consultation which ran alongside the HBBS consultative and obtaining an unprecedented landslide in favour of keeping the entire woodland as it is a natural woodland. The Trust plans to Present this alongside a Management Plan to the Councils Cabinet

This was hand over was covered by The Hastings Observer newspaper and the story which they printed is available online at their website Campaigners hand over petition in a bid to protect Speckled Wood in Ore 

Website goes online

17th July 2012 

WEBSITE GOES ONLINE
Martin one of the three original founders of the Trust release an online voting system that would allow the the general community to have a fourth vote that encompassed the whole of Speckled Wood being designated as no development.  This is being  accompanied by a form that is being taken around to as many houses as could be done in the time frame of less than three weeks. The local Library , Ore Centre and Bridge  Centre all held copies of this form collecting votes.

The Hastings Observer Newspaper covered the event . Their story is available on their website at: Campaign group to hand over petition to save woodland

Members leave organisation to start up thier own

16th July 2012 

MEMBERS LEAVE ORGANISATION TO START THEIR OWN.
Three members of a local organisation were horrified that their voices were not being heard by a local community group sat down with each other in one of their homes after hearing the latest plans to only accept three proposals to Save their local Woodland. The Three local men decided that there should have been a fourth option to Save the entire woodland from development. From these meager beginnings  Friends of Speckled Wood was created and a plan decided to ballot the population of Ore regarding the future of their woodland.