Dec 14th, 2010
“Save our Forests” Campaign Across The Country
By caroline.b
The campaign to “save our forests” is growing fast! 83,000 of us have signed the petition. Hundreds of people have downloaded posters and leaflets from the save our forests action centre to sound the alarm. Tens of thousands of us have told our friends about the campaign. Now groups are springing up across the country to fight the forest sell off.
Here’s what’s happening in the forest of Dean where the Hands Off Our Forest group, have already started to lobby their MP to protect the national woodlands.
The local paper is reporting that people are now protecting trees by tying ribbons around the – see here.
The campaign’s coming to Parliament too! Tomorrow Forestry Commission Trade Union and the PCS union will protest outside the Houses of Parliament at 9.30am.