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New Forest, New Chapter

New Forest, New Chapter was a series of workshops held in the autumn and winter of 2007/2008. It brought together more than 100 people from 70 organisations and interest groups to discuss the direction the National Park should be taking now and over the next 10 to 20 years.

In all ten workshops took place over the course of 6 months, looking at a Vision for the National Park, key issues, objectives, selected strategic policies, priority actions and indicators. These included specific events for the Recreation Management Strategy and for local ward councillors.  In addition a smaller event – the Forces for Change workshop – was organised to look at possible future trends affecting the area.

The advice of those attending the workshops helped to inform the strategic policies and actions for three important documents for the National Park: the National Park Management Plan, the Local Development Framework Core Strategy (strategic planning policies) and the Recreation Management Strategy.

The Management Plan and Core Strategy were published as a single consultation document - the draft National Park Plan - in August 2008. The draft Recreation Management Strategy was published at the same time.

pdf List of organisations and representatives invited to New Forest, New Chapter workshops (334 KB)
pdf List of organisations and representatives that attended New Forest, New Chapter workshops (126 KB)
pdf List of those invited to the Ward Councillors workshop 17 KB)
pdf List of those who attended the Ward Councillors workshop (10 KB)

Information produced for the workshops

Facts and figures sheets

Inaugural workshop

Big issues for the National Park

Conserving and Enhancing topic group


first meeting

Second meeting

Living and Working topic group


first meeting

Second meeting

Understanding and Enjoying topic group

first meeting

Second meeting

Forces for change workshop

Concluding Event

Workshop reports

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