Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
Scottish Government Consultation on Community Benefits from Net Zero Energy Developments. This consultation is part of a review of the Good Practice Principles for community benefits from onshore and offshore net zero energy developments, which seeks to ensure that Scottish Government guidance helps communities and developers get the best from community benefits. Communities are at… Read more »
Happy Christmas and New Year from all at Solway Firth Partnership! From all the staff, Solway Firth Partnership would like to wish you a very merry Christmas and good New Year! SFP staff will mostly be on holiday from Monday 203 December to Friday 3 January inclusive. Please be patient if you are waiting on… Read more »
National Marine Plan 2 (NMP2) Communities drop-in session on Tuesday 21 January, 1.00pm to 3.00pm. The development of NMP2 is being supported by an extensive programme of engagement as detailed in National Marine Plan 2: stakeholder engagement strategy and statement of public participation and as highlighted in the NMP2 Engagement Vision: “Everyone who uses, relies on or… Read more »
Environment Agency publishes major update to national flood and coastal erosion risk assessment. The Environment Agency has just published new data showing 6.3 million properties across England are based in areas at risk of flooding from one or a combination of rivers, the sea and surface water. Using the best available data from both the… Read more »
Join Community Drop-in Consultation Sessions for Proposed Galloway National Park. As neutral, independent consultants Outside the Box will be facilitating community drop-in consultation sessions during the formal statutory consultation period for the proposed Galloway National Park. The event format is a quick self-led 30 minute walk round, featuring interactive activities asking for responses on different… Read more »
Happy Christmas and New Year from all at Solway Firth Partnership! From all the staff, Solway Firth Partnership would like to wish you a very merry Christmas and good New Year! SFP staff will mostly be on holiday from Monday 203 December to Friday 3 January inclusive. Please be patient if you are waiting on… Read more »
Sea-Changers Innovation Fund 2024/25 Now Open! The fund is now open to applications supporting ideas that are new and/or experimental solutions in the field of marine conservation. Sea-Changers welcome applications from all types of organisations, including not-for-profits, companies and education institutions with an idea or project they believe is a genuinely new and untested solution… Read more »
UK secures 150,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities. The UK fishing industry will have access to 150,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities – 15,000 tonnes more than in 2024 – following the conclusion of annual fishing negotiations with the EU. The agreement is worth up to £360 million for the industry. This follows the UK’s trilateral agreement… Read more »
Solway Coast National Landscape Volunteer Work Days. Date: Thursday 19th December Meet: 10 am at Crosscanonby Carr Nature Reserve car park, CA15 6SL, What3Words tens.simulates.transmitted Bring: Lunch and drink, clothes and footwear suitable for task and expected weather – wellies recommended for this task Task: The re-routed beck which runs through the centre of Crosscanonby… Read more »
Marine Planning Monitoring Survey for NW England is Open. Monitoring surveys are one method used to provide data on the use of the marine plans in the decision-making process and support our understanding of the influence marine plan policies have in those decisions. Information shared is used to support a three-yearly report to Parliament on the effectiveness of marine plans. The… Read more »