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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.​
Forthcoming Events:​
  • Dickensian Market.  Look out for us at this years event - December 11th.  Last year proved very succesful with many visitors discussing our work.

Latest website updates
Dec 2022 -Feb 2023
Added January Newsletter
Updated Transport page with response to latest West Yorkshire Mass Transit vision
Updated Transport page with information on Wetherby-York (Service 412) bus route
Updated Maltkiln page and added details of BW's formal objection
Updated Lidl page with details of BW objection


Aug - Nov 2022
Updated BW in the News  and Maltkiln pages regarding data breach and outline planning application
Added Maltkiln page and Press Release 
Added latest (Nov) Newsletter
Updated Racecourse Approach page with information regarding Environment Agency letter to Leeds planners
Updated Racecourse Approach page with latest Better Wetherby submissions following meetings with LCC planners 
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May - July 2022
Added 'Lidl' page with response to recent Social Media comments, including email to all members
Added Wetherby Festival Information plus latest Press News
Added July Newsletter plus Press Release
Added May Newsletter
Mar/April 2022
Added latest (April) Newsletter
Updated Plans Panel meeting info regarding Racecourse Approach - including comments from Better Wetherby and Councillors
Added Wetherby festival information
Added Latest Press news
Added information regarding Plans Panel Meeting March 10 

​Added March NewsletterMar22 Newsletter
Jan / Feb 2022 ​
Press Release following up on Public examination of Swinnow Park development on TW open day
Added details of Taylor Wimpey 'Open Day' regarding Swinnow Park, and associated BW email to members
Updated details on Racecourse Approach (Swinnow Park) Archaelogical dig

Added January Newsletter

Nov/Dec 2021
Added information regarding Archaeology and invitation to visit the site  in January
Added review  of Wetherby Dickensian Xmas market and updated Community page
Added press article about Dickensian market

Updated Bellway Tree belt page,  Including details of recent Harrogate Advertiser Article
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Added November Newsletter


Sep/Oct 2021  ​
Added details on Racecourse Approach (Swinnow Park) outline approval
​Added photos from Eco Fair /Wetherby festival displays  

Added October Newsletter

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
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.  
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