Declaring a Climate and Environment Emergency: creating a Resilient Rattery

In advance of our meeting on June 11th, the Parish Council received only messages of support for our proposal to follow Devon County Council, South Hams District Council and our neighbouring parish councils in making the emergency declaration, which we formally did at the meeting.

Nick Ferguson, who chairs the Parish Plan Steering Group, was at the meeting and we agreed that the best way forward is to review and revise the Parish Plan in the light of the emergency. This will provide the opportunity to involve a wide range of people in setting an agenda to follow over the next few years.

We expect the process to take a few months and we hope to coordinate our plans with those of the County and District. We will be working closely with the newly established Sustainable South Brent Zero Carbon Group.

We would like to involve as many parishioners as possible and, over the coming weeks and months, we will be publishing details of how you can help. 

Best wishes,

Richard Haigh
Chairman PC