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The Cave Hill Conservation Campaign is a voluntary group of approximately 100 people based in Belfast. It was founded in 1989 to counter the threat of a prospecting licence for the mineral zeolite being issued for the Cave Hill. The Campaign organised a petition which attracted over 11,000 signatures and helped to see off the threat of mining in the area. Today, the Campaign operates through an active committee which meets monthly.
 
Committee
The committee has thirteen members, including the three office-holders who are:
  • Chair - Cormac Hamill
  • Secretary - Edward McCamley
  • Treasurer - Albert Dolan
 
Other Activities
We try to ensure that the Cave Hill's natural environment and public amenity value are protected and, where possible, enhanced. We produce a periodic newsletter, The Cave Hill Campaigner, which keeps members and others up to date with current issues affecting the Cave Hill and the Campaign's activities. Other activities include:
  • Organising volunteering activities, such as removing litter, planting trees and clearing invasive species.
  • Opposing inappropriate development proposals.
  • Collecting data on patterns of use of the Cave Hill, and users' views, by carrying out user surveys.
  • Seeking to influence relevant statutory bodies, such as Belfast City Council.
  • Seeking to promote the adoption of a comprehensive management strategy for the Cave Hill.
  • Working with the other Belfast Hills groups on the Belfast Hills Partnership.
  • Developing this website as a reliable and up to date source of information about the Cave Hill, in the context of the other Belfast Hills.
 
Objectives
The Campaign's objectives are as follows:
  • To secure the preservation of the Cave Hill as a natural and unspoiled environment.
  • To encourage public access for appropriate purposes.
  • To encourage Belfast City Council (the principal landowner) to adopt an environmentally-friendly management strategy for the Cave Hill.
  • To oppose all intrusive development.
  • To oppose further degradation of the Belfast Hills.
  • To support the implementation of environmentally friendly policies for the Belfast Hills.
  • To support the creation of public rights of way across the Belfast Hills.
 
Our programme for 2010
  • Our AGM is scheduled for Wednesday 12 May at 7.30pm in Belfast Castle.
  • We will continue with tree planting and maintenance of previously planted areas.
  • We will continue with the nest box programme begun last year.
  • Cleanup Day will be Saturday 8 May from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
  • Our annual fundraising event will be Friday 26 November, 8 p.m. at Fortwilliam Golf Club.
 
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