HISTORIC DAY - 17 FEBRUARY 2011 - NEWS LINKS

HELLO!


I just want to say CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN!! We have all done this together and we have come a long way :) You are all amazing! 


Going forward, I will try my best to keep posting news links here, twitter and Facebook. Today really has been quite an amazing day. I feel very happy and I am sure you too! Have a celebratory drink now :)


Below are some of many news links from today.

Government performs u-turn on forest sell off Forestry sell-off: public and political opposition forced U-turn Forest sell-off abandoned: I'm sorry, I got it wrong, says Caroline Spelman Defra's big issues: From forests and farming to badgers and biodiversity Caroline Spelman in 'humiliating' apology over forest sell-off Protesters celebrate forests U-turn Sale of forests in England scrapped UK forest sale plan scrapped after outcry Govt gives chop to forest rental scheme Government surrenders over forests Caroline Spelman: No one is too tall to be cut down to size by No 10's chainsaw Spelman takes rap for failed forest sell-off Spelman Axes Forest Sell-Off

News links - 15 Feb 2011

Some of today's news links:

National Forestry Sell-off - What's the real agenda?
Chris Ryan speaks up for Chopwell Wood campaigners
Campaigners in the Lake District warn that the battle for forests must continue
Sell-off 'threatens rare wildlife'
Government suspends forestry sale on “technical” issue
Defra's big issues: From forests and farming to badgers and biodiversity
It is the policy, not the trees, that is crashing down
Protecting the Public Forest Estate: Seizing the Moment
Brits to David Cameron: Save Our Forests!
Forests of course, but mostly a look back at set-aside

News links - 07 February 2011

Lost in the woods: The Tories' forest sell-off isn't all bad but pits them against an impassioned Middle England


Forest sell-off: why ministers are having trouble seeing the woods for the trees

Proposed sale of UK’s forests give KC the hump

Forest sell-off 'danger to rare wildlife'

Horse riding groups campaign against proposed forests sell-off

Caroline Spelman signals retreat on forest sell off

North East nature reserves saved from sell-off

Government confirms beauty spot sale is called-off

Green campaigners see red over plans to sell off forests

Woodland Protest Rally To Take Place in Lake District Forest

The real battle for our forests

Threatened forestry areas 'should be made wildlife zones'

Weekend news links - 5th and 6th of Feb 2011

Here are some of the news links from the weekend.

Public urged to help save woods

Is the Government about to wobble on forest sell-off?
Forests sell-off not done deal, says Caroline Spelman

Forest sell-off: the silence of the Greens

Tory MP pelted with eggs over forestry sell-off plans

Coalition in U-turn over forestry privatisation as nature reserves are kept for the nation

Rethink on sale of nature reserves

Opposition to forestry sell-off plans growing

Savernake safe from the sell-off

Group speaks out over forest privatisation plans

Environmental NGOs betray England’s Forests


Pressure groups plead: Leave our forests alone

Speak up now or lose your rights to ride in forests

MP joins fight to stop the woodland sell-off

Growing Revolt Over £350M Sale Of Our Forests

News links - 2nd Feb 2011

Forest sell-off plan becomes political battleground

Forest sell-off expected to make loss, government study shows

Forest sell off could cost taxpayer

Official: England's forest sell-off will cost more than it saves

Forest sell-off plan challenged

Poll: Is selling off England's forests 'fundamentally unsound'?

Wyre Forest Labour slam forest plans

''No cash benefit to selling off forests''

UK forests to be protected Labour plea urges county MP to rebel against plans to sell off county woodland The Northerner: Lake District sticks together over forest sell-off Fears over Cornwall forest sell-off Forest sell-off: how a private firm runs a wood Dalby Forest supporters urge people to fight sell-off National Trust opposes forestry sell-off

What is the press saying - Some Weekend news links- January 29 & 30 2011

Hi all

Apologies for the delay in posting these links - hope you will find them useful.  I try and post as many links as I can but this may not contain link to every news article.

Thank you, May, SBF.


Planned sale of Forestry Commission land causes stir


Monty Don: 'Why we must save our woodlands'

Paul Vallely: Stealing the common off the goose?

Green MP Warns of Growing Anger as 'reckless' Woodland Sell-off Plans Published

Don't let them plunder our forests

Investors find that money really does grow on trees

National Trust enters English forest sell-off row

National Trust could take over England's woodlands

National Trust ready to 'step in' and save English woodlands

Melvyn Bragg: sale of Lake District forests is 'vandalism'

Pressure mounts over forest sell off

Mixed reaction to Government plans for the Forest

PROTESTERS RALLY OVER FORESTS PLANS