Planning for the future
Respecting our rural heritage
Whitchurch Conservation Group Aims
- Protect and nurture green spaces in and around Whitchurch
- Work closely with Whitchurch Town Council to provide local community engagement and make representations at Local Authority and national level, where relevant
- Enhance and promote Whitchurch as a vibrant and sustainable rural and heritage tourism destination
- Enhance Whitchurch as a culturally and socially vibrant town by promoting festivals and events
- Improve the financial sustainability of Whitchurch businesses and the wider community
- Forge partnerships and work to protect and conserve Whitchurch’s natural heritage – the River Test chalkstream environment, the Mill Trail, North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a Protected National Landscape.
- Educate the wider public about the importance of Whitchurch conservation designations; specifically, SSSI (Special Sites of Scientific Interest) and the AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), as well as the Countryside Code of Conduct
- Fund raise and apply for grants to further the aims and objectives of WCG