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A panel of experts, brought together by the Kew Society sort the science from the fiction about climate change and air quality and the implications for this area. What impact have recent measures had on air pollution and what can we do to make a difference for us and our children?
Richmond Council have published a new Draft Appraisal of the Kew Green Conservation Area to revise the existing Appraisal adopted in 1994. This is part of a borough-wide programme of reviewing existing Conservation Areas to ‘ensure they are reflective of their current character and appearance’.
The aim of the project is to provide a step-free crossing between the eastbound and westbound platforms at Kew Gardens Station. Currently, crossing between platforms requires negotiating the steep steps of the pedestrian footbridge over the line, or the steep steps into and out of a tunnel under it.
Our response to the LBRuT Consultation on Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
The Kew Society has concerns over the Thames Water plan to abstract water from the Thames at Teddington and replace it with treated sewage. Find an easy to read summary of the Thames Water Plan, including links to the full draft, Water Resources Management Plan 2024 and the Kew Society’s response.
Updates on the redevelopment of Holly House land at Chiswick Roundabout
At present, low white railings are in place around most of Kew Green. The Parks Department of Richmond Council have proposed that these are now extended to other parts of the Green, whilst still allowing convenient pedestrian and wheelchair access.
For the past few years, The Kew Society has been delighted to offer its members an annual draw-off of the tidal Thames walk Richmond to Ham. The draw-off occurs when Richmond Lock remains open to allow river water to flow out with the tides to the mouth of the Thames – giving time for maintenance of the lock, weirs and sluices.
The public exhibition to update people about plans for the redevelopment of the Kew Retail Park, originally anticipated for mid-November 2023, has been postponed, probably untill January 2024.
The Richmond Heathrow Campaign (RHC) acts on behalf of the Kew & Richmond Societies and Friends of Richmond Green in matters relating to Heathrow, and in particular its environmental impact on community health and wellbeing. The pandemic meant Heathrow paused its expansion in the short term, but plans for a third runway have not gone away. RHC has long argued that expansion puts in jeopardy the Government’s target for reaching net zero aviation by 2050, and we continue to seek to influence the decision process to avoid expansion.
Ever wondered what happens to your refuse and recycling when you leave it outside to be collected every week? Find out all about it in this article and interview with Richmond Council.
Richmond Council declared a climate emergency in June 2019, recognising that the global emergency is a threat everywhere, including in our borough. Subsequently, the Council developed a strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in its own buildings and operations by 2030 and committed to making the whole borough net zero for carbon by 2050. Find out more here.
Whether you live in the area, work here or just love to visit, you can help us care for Kew by joining the Kew Society.
Membership is just £10 a year per person, and every new member increases our influence and ability to work on your behalf.
Please join us or renew today and play a part in helping keep Kew a great place to be.
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