Useful Links

A charitable project which builds websites that give people simple, tangible benefits in the civic and community aspects of their lives.

FixMyStreet

Report, view, or discuss local problems like graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs, or street lighting.

TheyWorkForYou

Everything you could want to know about what your Member of Parliament gets up to in Westminster.

WhatDoTheyKnow

Using the Freedom of Information Act to help you get information out of government departments and agencies.

WriteToThem

Enter a postcode and it'll tell you who all your local representatives are, and a bit about who you should contact for which reasons.

HearFromYourMP

A service that encourages your MP to talk with you about things they think are important, and it gives you a chance to talk back.

  • Environmental links

    • CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England)
      Campaigning for the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of the countryside.
    • DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
      We make policy and legislation in areas such as: the natural environment and biodiversity; sustainable development; food, farming and fisheries; animal health and welfare; environmental protection and pollution control; rural communities and issues.
    • EA (Environment Agency)
      Our principal aims are to protect and improve the environment, and to promote sustainable development. We play a central role in delivering the environmental priorities of central government through our functions and roles.
    • Fairtrade
      FAIRTRADE Products guarantee a fair price to producers in developing countries. Our aim is to raise awareness and encourage people to buy Fairtrade products as a simple and direct way of addressing the problems of global poverty and injustice.
    • FoE (Friends of the Earth)
      Making life better for people by inspiring solutions to environmental problems.
    • Greenpeace
      We defend the natural world and promote peace by investigating, exposing and confronting environmental abuse, and championing environmentally responsible solutions.
    • Kent Downs
      The Kent Downs are the eastern half of the North Downs, stretching from the White Cliffs to London. News about the area; why it is of national importance, what is happening, events and activities, and the work of the Kent Downs AONB Unit.
    • Kent Mammal Group
      The Kent Mammal Group have straightforward yet important aims: Raise awareness of the plight of the County’s mammals; Promote recording and study of mammals in Kent; Help to conserve mammals; Provide a forum for those interested in wild mammals.
    • KMBRC (Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre)
      KMBRC acts as a central hub for the collection, collation and dissemination of wildlife species and habitat data for the geographical County of Kent.
    • KWT (Kent Wildlife Trust)
      Kent Wildlife Trust is the leading conservation charity for Kent and Medway – protecting wildlife, educating the public, influencing decision makers and restoring habitats.
    • Natural England
      Natural England is an independent public body whose purpose is to protect and improve England’s natural environment and encourage people to enjoy and get involved in their surroundings.
    • NBN (National Biodiversity Network)
      The NBN idea could not be simpler: capture wildlife data once in a standard electronic form; integrate data from different sources; and use the internet to enable data to be used many times in different ways by as many people as possible.
    • RCEP (Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution)
      An independent standing body established in 1970 to advise the Queen, Government, Parliament, the devolved administrations and the public on environmental issues. Although funded by DEFRA, the Royal Commission is independent of Government Departments.
    • Sustainable Development Commission
      The Sustainable Development Commission is the Government's independent adviser on sustainable development. Through advocacy, advice and appraisal, we help put sustainable development at the heart of Government policy.
    • The Blean Initiative
      The Blean Initiative is a partnership of landowners, local authorities, conservation bodies and community groups working together to look after this unique landscape for both wildlife and people.
    • Whitstable Natural History Society
      The Society was formed in 1973 and has developed into one of the county's leading natural history groups. From the start its aims have been to encourage an interest in the natural environment and show the benefits and importance of that environment.
    • Wildwood
      Wildwood takes part in conservation programmes of many native species, such as the water vole, hazel dormouse and European beaver. So what you pay to visit Wildwood helps save some of the most threatened native animals in the UK.
    • WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
      We are here to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.