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VILLAGE GREEN
APPLICATION FOR BUSHFIELD DOWN
(see the
Open Spaces Society
for details of Village Green rights)
UPDATE
An
application for the registration of the
Bushfield area as a Town or Village Green
under Section 15
of the 2006 Commons Act was submitted to
Hampshire County Council on Monday 30th June
2008
THANKS
We would like to thank EVERYONE for
your support! A large number of local
residents have been involved providing
material for the application, from witness
statements to photographs and other evidence
of use of the land.
More than 80 people provided
evidence of having taken part in 'as of right
lawful sports and pastimes - without force, without stealth or
secrecy, and without permission' on the land
for many years - with one respondent providing
evidence of having used the area since 1941!
SUBMISSION
Bushfield Down
Supporters Group members submitting
the application at Hampshire County Council
offices
(click to view full-sized images in a new
browser window)
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Supporters' Meeting -
Whitechute Ridge. Saturday 7th June 2008
A very successful meeting was
held on Saturday, 7th June with approx. 50
people attending. John Pilkington, well-known
local travel writer and broadcaster,
emphasised the importance of the application
in the wider context of preservation and
access to the area

Photographs of the 7th June meeting
(click to view full-sized images in a new
browser window)
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ABOUT BUSHFIELD
Bushfield Down
is an area of outstanding natural beauty on the edge of
four quite densely populated residential
areas to the
south of Winchester, Hampshire.
Bushfield Down offers
extraordinary access to an open space filled
with wild flowers and inhabited by many forms
of wildlife. It is an area that provides a
very special kind of freedom to local people
who run, walk their dogs, explore with
their children, and engage in other
recreational activities.
Quite specific to the area are
the wonderful views of Winchester. From Bushfield Down you can see the
800-year old St Cross Church, the 900-year old
Winchester Cathedral, St Catherine's Hill with
its Iron Age earth works and many areas of
Winchester.
Local residents
of the area surrounding Bushfield Down are
working to preserve their right to use this
area for recreation. Please contact us if you
would like more information or if you would
like to join the Bushfield Down supporters group in working to retain access to this
beautiful area.
Email contact: villagegreen@bushfielddown.co.uk Click
here for details
of the BIRDS ON BUSHFIELD DOWN
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