Welcome to the website of the Better Wetherby Partnership.
In 2018, several local organisations and residents in the Wetherby area came together to form a new Partnership under the banner of Better Wetherby (BW). We are a consortium of local volunteers from a variety of organisations who contribute to initiatives designed to help make Wetherby and the surrounding villages better for the community of both current and future generations.
A current concern is the negative impact on Wetherby and the local environment resulting from large-scale house building. Our aim is to ensure that all new developments respect the community-led sense of place we currently enjoy, whilst contributing positively towards the local economy, character and scale of our historic and attractive market town. BW is not a NIMBY lobby group, it is also non-political. The organisation accepts that some new housing, particularly more ‘affordable’ and reasonably costed new properties, especially for young people, will be needed in Wetherby over the coming years. The principal aim of BW is to ensure that future house building is done in a considerate and carefully managed way so that the character of the town and environment is protected for future generations. In this respect, BW strives to ensure that future new homes are developed in a considered, responsible way, taking into account the need for measures addressing the climate emergency and protecting the environment.
See About Us for further details
CONTACT INFORMATION
We welcome further volunteers and supporters to assist our endeavours. Please contact us with any comments and queries. If you wish to be included on our mailing list please send a request by email to betterwetherby@gmail.com.
In 2018, several local organisations and residents in the Wetherby area came together to form a new Partnership under the banner of Better Wetherby (BW). We are a consortium of local volunteers from a variety of organisations who contribute to initiatives designed to help make Wetherby and the surrounding villages better for the community of both current and future generations.
A current concern is the negative impact on Wetherby and the local environment resulting from large-scale house building. Our aim is to ensure that all new developments respect the community-led sense of place we currently enjoy, whilst contributing positively towards the local economy, character and scale of our historic and attractive market town. BW is not a NIMBY lobby group, it is also non-political. The organisation accepts that some new housing, particularly more ‘affordable’ and reasonably costed new properties, especially for young people, will be needed in Wetherby over the coming years. The principal aim of BW is to ensure that future house building is done in a considerate and carefully managed way so that the character of the town and environment is protected for future generations. In this respect, BW strives to ensure that future new homes are developed in a considered, responsible way, taking into account the need for measures addressing the climate emergency and protecting the environment.
See About Us for further details
CONTACT INFORMATION
We welcome further volunteers and supporters to assist our endeavours. Please contact us with any comments and queries. If you wish to be included on our mailing list please send a request by email to betterwetherby@gmail.com.
Forthcoming Events:
Latest website updates
July/Aug 2021
August 2021 Newsletter added
Added details of BWP objection to filling station application
Added Press Release regarding proposed new planning system
Wetherby News article 7th July
Added information on Green Weekend & Eco Fair
Added details of St James Church project - Greening the centre of Wetherby
August 2021 Newsletter added
Added details of BWP objection to filling station application
Added Press Release regarding proposed new planning system
Wetherby News article 7th July
Added information on Green Weekend & Eco Fair
Added details of St James Church project - Greening the centre of Wetherby
Updated Transport page available, with details of WYCA consultation. Goto Transport
Also copy of email sent to all supporters
March 2021.
- Litter Picking information added (10-Mar)
- Added Press story about Wetherby being ignored in planning for future public transport improvements - see BW in the News
- Updated Racecourse Approach (Swinnow Park) page
- Updated Links page - please contact us if you want to link your page
- Latest Newsletter distributed (4-Mar) + Press Release (5-Mar)
- Added Transport consultation information (3-Mar)
Previous News
Better Wetherby regularly send out newsletters to all our contacts - please drop us an email if you wish to receive all future newsletters and be added to our contact list.
A full list of Press Releases and Newsletters are available.
We have also added a page with links to news articles related to our work.
We also have an 'archive' page showing previous 'news' updates.
Many thanks to all our supporters for their comments, we have collated a few here. Thanks also to CPRE for their recent article and ongoing support.
Better Wetherby regularly send out newsletters to all our contacts - please drop us an email if you wish to receive all future newsletters and be added to our contact list.
A full list of Press Releases and Newsletters are available.
We have also added a page with links to news articles related to our work.
We also have an 'archive' page showing previous 'news' updates.
Many thanks to all our supporters for their comments, we have collated a few here. Thanks also to CPRE for their recent article and ongoing support.
