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Our achievements and history

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We’ve been working to support and promote the countryside since ‘The Norfolk branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’ was formed in 1933. Our work to protect all the things that make Norfolk unique is continuing to make an impact.

From the Bacton Gas Planning inquiry to the campaign to protect Halvergate Marshes, from the Broads National Park designation to our calls for a Green Belt for Norwich, it is a history of ensuring we have a thriving and beautiful countryside that everyone can enjoy into the future.

Use the links below to view the history of CPRE Norfolk and our local and national campaigns and successes during those years.

Decades of CPRE Norfolk

1920s - 1950s: The early years

The building boom of the mid-20s sparked concern for the destruction of the countryside. This resulted in CPRE, as the Council for the Preservation of Rural England and the local Norfolk branch.

1960s and 1970s: from public inquiries to Awards

The energy infrastructure and the Bacton inquiry dominated the sixties, while the seventies saw expansion of the branch and the launch of the Awards

1980s & 1990s: Halvergate marshes and campaign groups

Protection of the Norfolk Broads and Halvergate marshes were the focus of the 80s, and the 90s saw the formation of new campaign groups

2000s and the 75th Anniversary

A decade with a name change, planning campaigns, eco homes and local food

HISTORY IN DETAIL

If you are interested in learning even more about the history of CPRE Norfolk, a publication ‘Sixty years of the Norfolk Society’ is available to purchase from the CPRE Norfolk office.

Please contact us for more details.