Mendip Hills National Landscape Partnership seeks Chair and Vice-chair
The Mendip Hills National Landscape Partnership is looking to appoint a new Chairperson and Vice-chair.
Published: 20 January 2025
Could you Lead the Mendip Hills National Landscape Partnership?
The Mendip Hills National Landscape Partnership is looking to appoint a new Chairperson and Vice-chair.
The Mendip Hills National Landscape Partnership brings together organisations and interests to providing a coordinated approach for looking after the Mendip Hills. These appointments come at a crucial time with climate mitigation and recovering nature becoming more of a priority, changes to our farm payment systems and a growing understanding of the solutions the Mendip Hills can provide through the new management plan for the area.
This is a wonderful opportunity for someone to help shape the future of the area we all love. If you have the energy and enthusiasm to coordinate the protection of the Mendip Hills please get in touch to find out more. Either the Chair or Vice-Chair role may be filled by a non-elected, independent individual who is not currently on the Partnership. The other role must be filled by a councillor from one of the funding bodies.
Jim Hardcastle, Manager of the Mendip Hills National Landscape said, ‘We know people are rightly concerned about the future of the countryside they love and want to help shape the future, this is an exciting opportunity. It’s a voluntary two year role that places you at the heart of environmental decision making for the Mendip Hills. The Partnership is made up of the organisations that manage the National Landscape, like the local authorities, the Wildlife Trusts, Natural England etc. We’re looking for someone with the enthusiasm and experience backed up by a love for this nationally protected area.’
If you would like to help shape the conservation and enhancement of this nationally protected landscape, please contact the National Landscape Team to request the Application Pack. A simple form will need to be submitted by February 27th with the elections at the National Landscape Partnership meeting on March 20th.
To request an Application Pack contact mendip@mendiphillsaonb.org.uk or call 01761 462338
For an informal discussion on the role please contact Jim Hardcastle, Mendip Hills National Landscape Manager at jim@mendiphillsaonb.org.uk 01761 462338.
https://mendiphills-nl.org.uk/2025/01/16/could-you-lead-the-mendip-hills-national-landscape-partnership/