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Read about green laning as seen through Lauren ‘Sunshine’ Eaton's windscreen at The Green Lane Association, and find out what’s hot, or not, in the laning world each month. Enjoy!
We won’t make you drink the Kool Aid…promise!
If I mention the word policy, most people switch off. People think policy is boring, dry, even dictatorial. But policy isn't about telling people what to do, it tells people what we do, how we do it, and often why. All members get access to every policy, we send it out to answer questions that come through official channels (Facebook drama does not apply), there is nothing secretive about it, no 'cult initiation ceremony' to go through to get access. So in the interest of transparency, this month we're going to look at our 'Negotiating Lane Cases' policy word for word. There is no such thing as a simple project. Many stakeholders may be involved from the local council, Natural England or Natural Resources Wales, landowners, police, reps, and many others depending on what the physical work entails, and the legal, social, environmental, and financial elements that invariably must be addressed by all parties too. So yes we do have a project policy, but we are not in control of the whole process. What may happen isn't always what we would like to see happen. So, let's walk through each step of our policy and lay the process bare for all to see.
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