Tina in Frome has just won our monthly lottery draw. Get your tickets here for next time! 👇 tinyurl.com/v4unsjew Every ticket helps us with our work for the Somerset countryside. Thank you 💚 Photo By Sally Lewis

Becoming a member is the best way to support a beautiful, thriving countryside for all. You can be a part of the movement by giving as little as £5. Join us? buff.ly/45SRysb

Just over a week to go. You don't want to miss this interesting and inspiring event. Book your ticket today.

Is this frosty weather turning your thoughts to Christmas? Got your cards yet? We have some lovely ones for sale! #christmascards #frost cpresomerset.org.uk/buy-our-christ… photos by Catherine Anderson & Jeff Hutson

"There are currently more than 300,000 people on housing waiting lists in the countryside, with little hope of that number being reduced anytime soon." CPRE The countryside charity for our #PlanForHousing series 👉insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-go…

It’s #NationalTreeWeek! We're sharing 5 ways you can feel more connected to these woodland wonders… 🌳 cpre.org.uk/discover/woodl… Pic by Mike Lanning - Along the Coleridge Way

With over 300,000 people on waiting lists in rural England, it’s just not right that people can’t access an affordable home. Read about Adeola's experience trapped in a system of uncertainty 👇 cpre.org.uk/stories/adeola…

New profile pic is from Burrow Mump and taken by our volunteer photographer, Mike Lanning.

Delighted with this news. We support better brownfield development planning and all the social, economic and environmental benefits that it brings! 🙌

Such an inspirational talk from Nicholas Boys Smith of createstreets at our Building Better Places event. We hope the Parish Councils and Somerset Council Cllrs in our audience now feel better equipped to demand well-designed developments. We deserve beautiful places to live.

When was the last time you sank your hands into the soil? 🤔 Today, on #WorldSoilDay, we explore the vital significance of soil, and consider why things need to change 👇 cpre.org.uk/discover/healt… photo by Ann Wardell

Proud that we played our part in this meeting. You can read our comment towards the end of this Daniel Mumby article. Huge expansion of Frome in doubt as 1,700 new homes plan facing refusal msn.com/en-gb/money/ot…

Yes, Keir Starmer, we need to take decisive action to fix the housing crisis 👍 But no, the environmentalists are not to blame for it 👎 Big housebuilders have controlled the market for too long. They have driven up prices and stifled the delivery of genuinely affordable

This is an important issue and we are glad that Somerset Confidential @somersetconf.bsky.social is watching carefully, doing the sums and sharing the extent of farmland we are losing to development. We need our farmland! Not just to grow food but to store water and help nature.

We need to move away from the big housebuilder monopoly ❌ It's driving up prices and stifling delivery of affordable homes - all to maximise profits. Let's diversify the housing industry, build on brownfield, and start focusing on what the Green Belt enables, not what it

December is the time for bringing evergreens indoors, but did you know today is Tree Dressing Day? 🌳 It’s all about connecting with the trees on your doorstep and celebrating their presence. Get inspired 👇 buff.ly/2QGQTDo photo: Mike Lanning

After another stormy weekend, this is worth a read: How can we observe the changing seasons through the lens of the climate crisis? 🌍 Find out 👇 cpre.org.uk/stories/reinve… photo by Sheila Jordan

New NPPF: Broken housebuilding market to blame for lack of homes, we say cpre.org.uk/news/new-nppf-…

Lower bills, renewable energy, and climate action – that’s what the Sunshine Bill can deliver. But it can’t happen unless MPs vote for rooftop solar on 17th Jan. Email your MP today and have your say: takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/162463/ac…