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November 9, 2009: Gordon Garraway, CPRE Rights of Way Consultant, wins this year's Marsh Award.

Gordon Garraway being presented with the Marsh Award by CPRE's Chairman,
Peter Waine, at the Sharing Success Conference in London on November 7th.

Gordon Garraway, CPRE Oxon's Rights of Way Consultant, has won this year's Marsh Award for the benefit of rural England, in association with CPRE, recognising and rewarding the work of volunteers.

Gordon was nominated by the Oxfordshire Branch of CPRE for his outstanding work on the Oxford Green Belt Way, the 50 mile circular recreational walk around Oxford's Green Belt, created to publicise the 75th Anniversary of Oxfordshire CPRE Branch and 50 years of the Oxford Green Belt.

• See: CPRE Press Release (November 7, 2009).

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'Hands Off Oxford's Green Belt' Campaign Walk & Rally, Sunday, 19 April.

Come and join the CPRE on the 'Hands Off Oxford's Green Belt' campaign walk and rally.

The walk will begin at Shotover Hill at 3.00pm, and will be led by popular TV personality Wesley Smith (Regional TV presenter).

The walk will finish at 4.00pm, at Horspath Village Hall, where there will be refreshments and a short rally outlining current threats to the Oxford Green Belt.

Addressing the rally will be John Howell MP, Elizabeth Gillespie, District Councillor for Garsington and The Baldons, and Ian Scargill, Chairman, Oxford Green Belt Network.

• Map of the route

For more information contact: Helena Whall, CPRE Oxfordshire Campaign Manager.

 

• The Opening of the Green Belt Way. 13 July 2007.