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  Forest of Dean - Local government and public services | British History Online
Although most Foresters had legal settlement in adjoining parishes they often relied on the charity of their neighbours and of others and at times of greatest distress, when the parishes were unwilling or unable to provide help, many faced starvation.
In 1834, when 102 of the Forest's 1,530 families were receiving parish relief, many inhabitants belonged to provident societies and some employers retained a surgeon for their workmen.
The Lydbrook scheme, a joint venture of East and West Dean rural district councils involving a reservoir at the Pludds, was finished in 1954.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=23269   (3127 words)

  
 Forest of Dean Council
Forest of Dean District Council is to seek lottery funding for the £17m regeneration of Lydney Docks, including a boatyard, boat-building school and visitors centre.
Forest of Dean District Council is discussing plans to reopen the Lightmoor Colliery site near Cinderford as an opencast mine to extract about 2m tonnes of coal, which could create up to 40 jobs.
Forest of Dean District Council is in discussions with Mayr Health Spas of Austria about plans to set up a luxury health spa at Cannop, with the creation of 100 jobs.
www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /fol21139.htm   (145 words)

  
  The Forest of Dean District Council - A-Z, Crime & Disorder
The Forest of Dean is the most western district of Gloucestershire covering an area of 203 sq.
In stark contrast to all other districts in the South West, the Forest of Dean is forecast to sustain a continuing fall in population — by 2.7% over the period 1996 to 2021.
The population estimates for the district indicate that the total population is 77,824, 19% of the population being under 16 years of age, 58% between 16 and 59, and 23% over the age of 60.
www.fdean.gov.uk /content.asp?nav=249,160&Parent_Directory_ID=249&id=3419   (284 words)

  
 Forest of dean district - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/forest_of_dean__district_   (194 words)

  
 Trent, Council of - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Forest of Dean District Council logs onto Trent.
Trent University researchers receive $779,830 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Twelve research projects in an array of disciplines funded.
Chester Le Street District Council finds Best Value with Midland HR's Trent.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Trent-Co.asp   (849 words)

  
 Forest of Dean (district) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named after the Forest of Dean.
Other towns in the district include Cinderford, Newent and Tidenham.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the East Dean Rural District, Lydney Rural District, Newent Rural District and West Dean Rural District, and from Gloucester Rural District the parishes of Newnham and Westbury-on-Severn.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forest_of_Dean_%28district%29   (145 words)

  
 The Forest of Dean District Partnerships - Forest of Dean Partnership, The Bows Partnership
The Forest of Dean Partnership held its first board meeting in April 2003 and is the Local Strategic Partnership for the district of the Forest of Dean.
That is a body that brings together for the first time all the public, private, community and voluntary sector organisations active within the district, in a partnership to agree and drive forward a joint strategy known as the community plan for the area and to “bend” mainstream funding to the objectives of the strategy.
was developed by the Forest of Dean Partnership in consultation with a wide range of organisations in the Forest of Dean, based on work already undertaken.
www.forestofdeanpartnership.org.uk   (434 words)

  
 Audit Commission - Comprehensive performance assessment
The way Forest of Dean District Council is run and the delivery of its services is Weak (on the scale: excellent/good/fair/weak/poor).
District councils provide, directly and in partnership with others, a variety of services to meet the needs of the local community.
Forest of Dean District Council will use our report to help it improve the services that it provides to local people.
www.audit-commission.gov.uk /cpa/districts/communityDigest.asp?CategoryID=ENGLISH^576^LOCAL-VIEW^AUTHORITIES^103141&CPAPhase=CPA-Districts-2003-2004   (425 words)

  
 Welcome to the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Due to the enormous number of additional hours worked by the artists, the curator and Forest Enterprise staff, coupled with the impact of the vast visitor numbers it was realised that the event, as it was, could not be repeated.
In response to public enthusiasm and demand the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust are now interested in exploring how artists can create works for the Forest using light, sound and new media to create different exciting public environments in a landscape rural setting.
The Forest of Dean SculptureTrust in partnership with UWE is interested in exploring ways in which these discussions and developments might lead to follow-on from Light Shift, in the Forest of Dean and elsewhere.
www.forestofdean-sculpture.org.uk /lightshifting.html   (517 words)

  
 Forest of Dean District Council, a Council in Coleford, Gloucestershire. Search for Gloucestershire Councils.
Forest of Dean District Council, a Council in Coleford, Gloucestershire.
The Royal Forest of Dean is part of Gloucestershire yet cut off from the Cotswolds by the River Severn, so that it sometimes appears to be more a part of Wales, with whom it shares a border, than England.
Forest of Dean District Council is in Coleford, Gloucestershire
www.information-britain.co.uk /showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=23091   (399 words)

  
 Audit Commission -
The way that Forest of Dean District Council is run and the delivery of services has been assessed as weak (on the scale excellent/good/fair/weak/poor).
The progress of Forest of Dean District Council since 2004 has been reasonable but much remains to be done.
BVPP: Forest of Dean District Council - Forest of Dean District Council
www.audit-commission.gov.uk /authority.asp?CategoryID=ENGLISH^576^LOCAL-VIEW^AUTHORITIES^103141   (292 words)

  
 LETS
There are many schemes operating in the country, the local ones to the Forest of Dean being Stroud, Gloucester and many in Bristol.
Statements are sent out each month and lists of the work exchanged may be published in the Forest of Dean LETS newsletter, to show how active the system is and to encourage new members.
An initial meeting was arranged by Forest of Dean Friends of the Earth and an inaugural meeting followed soon afterwards.
web.ukonline.co.uk /freshwater/lets.htm   (1167 words)

  
 Forest of Dean (district) - Definition, explanation
Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named for the Forest of Dean.
This United Kingdom location article is a stub.
Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fo/forest_of_dean__district_.php   (80 words)

  
 Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 179
And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to the recommendations in respect of the boundary between the parishes of West Dean and Coleford in the district of Forest of Dean in that county and the electoral arrangements for the council of that district:
This Order makes changes to the boundary between the parishes of West Dean and Coleford in the district of Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire and to the boundaries of parish and district wards and county electoral divisions.
Provision is also made for changes in the number of councillors of the district council with effect from the ordinary elections in 1999.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1997/19970179.htm   (984 words)

  
 Forest of Dean Herefordshire Monmouthshire Tourist Information Travel Guide
The ancient Forest of Dean lies at the very heart of the district in Gloucestershire and borders the Wye Valley in the west and the Severn Vale in the east.
The Severn Vale is in the west of Gloucestershire and borders Monmouthshire, Worcestershire, the Forest of Dean and the M5 motorway to its east.
This web site covers the Forest of Dean and adjacent regions of Severn Vale, Vale of Leadon and Wye Valley including the bordering English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire plus the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
www.royalforestofdean.info   (760 words)

  
 The Royal Forest of Dean - Forest Web
The Royal Forest of Dean was designated as a National Forest Park in 1938, the first in England, and offers you its natural beauty and outdoor leisure.
Need accommodation, the Forest of Dean Tourist Information Centre will help you find the accommodation you require from Hotels, Guest Houses, Farmhouses, Inns, Bed and Breakfast, Self-Catering, Caravanning and Camping.
If you have any photos of the Forest please email them or send them to us in the post for inclusion on Forest Web the most comprehensive website for The Royal Forest of Dean.
www.fweb.org.uk /dean   (248 words)

  
 The Forest of Dean District Council - Tourism Pages, Terms & Conditions, Copyrights & Terms and Conditions
Copyright Statement © 2001 Forest of Dean District Council, (except where otherwise stated); all rights reserved.
The copyright of all photographs and graphic images is owned by Forest of Dean District Council (except where otherwise stated).
The Forest of Dean District Council disclaim all responsibility (including in negligence) for all consequences of any person acting on, or refraining from acting in reliance on, information contained in this site.
www.visitforestofdean.org.uk /content.asp?nav=25%2C89&parent_directory_id=2&positioning_article_id=&language=&sortkey=   (172 words)

  
 GENUKI: Genealogical research information for Gloucestershire, England
The face of the county shows varied aspects, of which the most distinctive are the Cotswold Hills, in the east; the valley of the Severn, in the middle; and the Forest of Dean, in the west.
In the west of the county are 2 great coal fields - the Forest of Dean on the north, and the Bristol coal-field on the west.
The Forest of Dean Parish Records Project - transcriptions (in progress) of baptisms, marriages and burials in Forest of Dean parishes for the period 1813-1901.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/GLS   (6018 words)

  
 The Forest of Dean District Council - Your Council, Website Privacy Policy
The Forest of Dean District Council collects the personally identifiable information you provide when you contact us and use our services.
The Forest of Dean District Council will use this information to maintain a list of customers who may have cause to use other Council services, and will be shared by other sections of the Council.
The Forest of Dean District Council will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone.
www.forestofdean.gov.uk /content.asp?id=5437&parent_directory_id=242   (395 words)

  
 Forest of Dean District Council logs onto Trent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
In a contract worth £120,000, the Forest of Dean District Council has chosen to implement all modules of Trent, the HR and payroll software from Midland HR & Payroll Solutions.
Sheryl Netley, project manager at the Forest of Dean District Council says: “The Council currently has all of its HR records on paper.
It can take a lot of time for our human resources personnel to find information from many different sources and it’s difficult to be sure of the integrity of the data.
www.midlandhr.com /company_information/news.asp?id=117   (425 words)

  
 Royal Forest of Dean Tourist Information Official Site
The Forest of Dean lies between the rivers Wye and Severn, in the western part of Gloucestershire, and on the borders of Wales and Herefordshire.
The Forest is one of the most distinctive areas of Britain having a seductive charm and character that is uniquely its own.
The Forest of Dean has a full calendar of events and festivals happening throughout the year.
www.visitforestofdean.co.uk   (261 words)

  
 J. K. Rowling Trivia
Wrote her first story, about a rabbit named Rabbit, when she was five or six years old.
Grew up outside Bristol, England, and later moved to the Forest of Dean district near Wales.
The Forest of Dean is an area of great natural beauty, and was designated the first National Forest Park in England in 1938.
www.factmonster.com /spot/harrycreator2.html   (309 words)

  
 Forest of Dean District Council : Directgov - Directories
Forest of Dean District Council : Directgov - Directories
Please note that this website has a UK government accesskeys system.
Contact information for Forest of Dean District Council
www.direct.gov.uk /en/Dl1/Directories/DG_10011433   (28 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Forest of Dean (district) Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Forest of Dean District Shown within Gloucestershire Geography Status: District Region : South West England Admin.
Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named for the Forest of Dean.
Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire
www.ipedia.com /forest_of_dean__district_.html   (104 words)

  
 LGA Link: Forest of Dean District Council (DC)
LGA Link: Forest of Dean District Council (DC)
The Forest of Dean provides a unique combination of rural living and thriving business.
The Council, with the assistance of local industrial estate owners/occupiers/agents, has established a computer database of available industrial land and commercial premises within the district.
www.lga.gov.uk /LinkDetails.asp?link=266&   (67 words)

  
 Office Products in the Gloucestershire & Forest of Dean District - The Officestar Group Ltd
Office Products in the Gloucestershire & Forest of Dean District - The Officestar Group Ltd
Our main office is based in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (Glos) UK with 10 stategically placed regional stock warehouses across the UK.
We have been servicing businesses and been trading as office suppliers within Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Wiltshire since 1976 and have since expanded our delivery area to the whole of the South West and mainland UK - offering a quick and reliable service and more recently part of the office star europe network.
www.officestar-group.co.uk   (270 words)

  
 links
- on ending deforestation, preserving old-growth forests, conserving all forests, maintaining climatic systems and commencing the age of ecological restoration
It works to secure the lands and livelihoods of forest peoples and supports their efforts to defend the forests from commercial logging, dams, mining, plantations, shrimp farms, colonisation and settlement and other projects that threaten them
Much of the present work takes place within two main project areas, climate change and Pacific Salmon Forests.
www.elc.org.uk /pages/links.htm   (3240 words)

  
 Forest of Dean: Visitor Information
Royal Forest of Dean, Wye Valley and Vale of Leadon
Please note that if you e-mail us at the address above, requesting leaflets, etc., please include your postal address.
at Forest Web and state the page on which you had the problem
www.fweb.org.uk /dean/visitor   (183 words)

  
 Homeless Pages - Organisation: Forest of Dean District Council
Homeless Pages - Organisation: Forest of Dean District Council
The Local Authority for the Forest of Dean.
To exclude out of print resources click this button
www.homelesspages.org.uk /Orgs/Organisations.asp?orgid=373   (26 words)

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