24/11/2015 Outline Our countryside What is the Forum? Forum - PDF document

24/11/2015 Outline  Our countryside  What is the Forum?  Forum members  What w e do  Why is it important?  Current priorities  Contacts Our countryside Our countryside 1

24/11/2015 Our countryside Our countryside What is the Forum? What is the Forum?  An independent, statutory, advisory body The role of the Forum:  CROW Act 2000:  Encouraging people to enjoy and respect the countryside “ advise as to the improvement of public access t o land in the area for the purposes  Representing the views of countryside users to of open-air recreation and the enjoyment Cheshire East Council and others of t he area, and as to such other matters as may be prescribed” 2

24/11/2015 What is the Forum? What we do  Encourage access for all The Forum can advise: • Cheshire East Council • Government departments e.g. Defra, High w ays England • Natural England • Forestry Commission • English Heritage • Sport England • Parish and town councils What we do What we do  Consultations  Developments and new roads 3

24/11/2015 Forum Members Why is it important?  Accessibility for all  Health and wellbeing benefits  Information and publicity  Visitor economy benefits  Carriage driving, horse riding  Cycling  Increasing provision:  Walking  Linking the access netw ork  Planning  Wildlife, conservation  Pedestrians can use 100% PROW netw ork  Land management, landscape interpretation  Cyclists and horse riders…8%  Visitor and rural economy, sustainable tourism  Ward Councillor on Public Rights of Way Committee  Carriage drivers…2.5% Current priorities Current priorities  Safety on rural lanes  Access for all 4

24/11/2015 Current priorities Contacts  Publicity for the Forum  c/o Public Rights of Way 2 nd Floor, Old Building M unicipal Buildings Earle Street, Crewe, CW1 2BJ  laf@cheshireeast.gov.uk  w ww.cheshireeast.gov.uk/laf 5