A family-friendly protest march to the University of Kent Date: Saturday 25th May Start: 2pm in Dane John Gardens End: 4pm at the Registry, Darwin Road, UoK We will deliver a letter to the University’s management, urging them not to continue plans for a massive housing development in The […]

An extra public consultation event on the draft Local Plan has been added, after so many people were unable to get into the last one. The council says this meeting is “designed for those who have not managed to attend one of the three previous meetings”. We would […]

Come to the Final Consultation Evening – Monday 29 April, 6-8pm The Guildhall Canterbury, CT1 2DB The Council has organised a series of meetings to explain the Local Plan and hear from residents. So far the meetings at Herne Bay and Whitstable have been well-attended, but we need […]

The local parish councils and Save The Blean volunteers are jointly organising some community workshops to help people give their responses to the draft Local Plan. We need as many people as possible to take part in the public consultation. Come along to get more information about the Local […]

Tuesday 23 April, 6-8pm: Herne Bay Baptist Church, CT6 5LA Wednesday 24 April, 6-8pm: Whitstable Umbrella Centre CT5 Monday 29 April, 6-8pm: The Guildhall Canterbury, CT1 2DB These are all being organised by the council to give further information to the public about the draft Local Plan, and […]

The Hare was packed on Saturday morning as more than 50 people attended our Community Meeting, to share information and ideas about how we can oppose this vast and destructive housing development. Thanks to Suzanne Wyatt for taking notes – please see minutes of the meeting here.

A family-friendly nature walk around the fields and woods between Blean and Tyler Hill 11am, Saturday 20th AprilStart/Finish: St Cosmus and St Damian Church, Tyler Hill Road, CT2 9HU Come and walk 2.5 km of our beautiful Blean, using established footpaths and the Crab and Winkle Way. Watch for the […]

Join us at 11am on Saturday 6th April at The Hare pub in Blean – 4 Blean Hill, Blean, Canterbury CT2 9EF. This is a chance for local people to discuss what we collectively know about the proposal, the best grounds for objections, and hear an update about […]

Do you know about the proposal for a huge housing development on the greenfield site north of the University of Kent? Worried about how it will impact Blean, Tyler Hill, Rough Common and Canterbury as a whole? Come to the Harbledown & Rough Common Parish Meeting on Monday […]