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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt">Dear all,</span><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,176,80)">Feargal Sharkey talk December, 2020</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt">Feargal Sharkey has galvanised concern about
abstraction, pollution and the failure of regulation killing the Cam and its
tributaries.</span><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Over three
hundred people attended the talk on Zoom, see link below. Terry Macalister’s
introduction to Feargal begins at 6mins 15 secs.</span><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="https://youtu.be/YV3_Ca8CE5Y" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:blue;background:rgb(244,244,244) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">https://youtu.be/YV3_Ca8CE5Y</span><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></span><span><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt">Dotty Mcleod of BBC Breakfast followed up with an
interview. See link.</span><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxh1SGXcfh8" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxh1SGXcfh8</span></a></span><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,176,80)">9 Feb, Saving the Cam, Kim Wilkie
talk , 6pm – 7.30 </span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">On
Tuesday 9 Feb, Kim Wilkie,</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">
widely regarded as one of the UK’s top landscape architects, will lead a
community debate, hosted by <b>The Friends of the River Cam, </b>on how to
protect the Cam and keep its tributaries and supporting ecosystems
healthy.</span><span><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>Kim is a prolific landscape architect who works on
large-scale projects in the UK and internationally, in both public and private
spaces. He works on a scale that is beyond the experience of most designers,
for example, designing the green spaces around an entire new city in Oman.<a name="m_6573534901961807053_m_1071444637185612887_m_8315585200867564"> </a><a href="#m_6573534901961807053_m_1071444637185612887_m_831558520086756" title=""><span><sup><span style="color:blue">[i]</span></sup></span><span></span></a><span><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span><span style="color:black">Kim worked with local communities to
develop the<b> Thames Landscape Strategy, Hampton to Kew,</b> that
set out to celebrate and understand the exceptional character of the Thames and
create a 100 year strategic vision for the river corridor that would stand the
test of time. How can we do the same thing for the Cam?</span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span><span style="color:black">Over 200 people attended his earlier
talk in Cambridge on <b>‘Making a Happy City’,</b> hosted by FeCRA. He said
respecting the Cam’s unique heritage and its green river corridor was
key to making Cambridge a ‘happy city’.</span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span><span style="color:black">See link below for the film of his
talk.</span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span></span><a href="https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/how-make-cambridge-happy-city-12788816" target="_blank"><span><span style="color:black">https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/how-make-cambridge-happy-city-12788816</span></span><span></span></a><span><span><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span><span>The photo of cows by the Cam at Sheep’s Green on
the eventbrite invitation is by landscape architect Tom Turner, who describes
Cambridge’s medieval urban green spaces as equivalent to the best art in
the Fitzwilliam Museum. There are concerns that proposals for new river parks
may mean the cows will go from the water meadows. <span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span><span style="font-size:12pt">The Friends of the Cam are inviting groups and
individuals to sign up to The Cam River Charter. See eventbrite link. <span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span></span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-save-the-cam-tickets-137615003179" target="_blank"><span><span style="color:blue">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-save-the-cam-tickets-137615003179</span></span><span></span></a><span><span> <span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size:12pt">We look forward to seeing you on February 9<sup>th</sup>
at 6pm.</span></span><span><span> <span></span></span></span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span><span style="font-size:12pt">Best wishes,</span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt">Chair, FeCRA</span><span><span></span></span></p>
<div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Wendy Blythe<br></div>Chair, FeCRA</div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><a href="http://www.fecra.org.uk" target="_blank">www.fecra.org.uk</a></div><div style="font-size:small"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CambridgeRAs" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/CambridgeRAs</a></div></div><div style="font-size:small"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/fecra2" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/fecra2</a></div></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>