Including the closely related term district.
… that is fair to everyone?’ In winter 2023/24, 6,000 letters were sent to households across the Preston District, inviting residents to join the Jury. 92 people responded, registering their interest and availability, from which 30 participants were randomly selected to reflect the demographic characteristics of the population and their views on climate change. To ensure a robust, fair, and unbiased…
… and young, ethnically diverse and from all over the Preston district. Some of us came to this jury feeling sceptical about climate change, and some of us feeling that climate change is real and must be acted upon. After 30 hours of discussion and deliberation from a range of perspectives together we conclude climate change is very real, is serious, and that we are all affected either now…
…, Preston City Council Councillor Carol Henshaw Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Preston City Council Preston People’s Jury on Climate Change, 2024 3 Background Preston is a city in Lancashire, in the North West of England. It lies on the north bank of the River Ribble, and has a population of 147,835 (2021 Census). Preston District encompasses the city of Preston, as well…
… as surrounding rural areas, including part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Preston District has a mixed economy comprising retail, services, tertiary education and research. It is a major transport hub, sitting on the West Coast Mainline from Glasgow to London, and at the intersection of several motorways, including the UK’s first motorway: the Preston by-pass. It has…
… gained recognition for its implementation of Community Wealth Building within Preston and the wider Lancashire area, known as the ‘Preston Model’. Preston City Council declared a ‘climate emergency’ in April 2019, pledging that it would push to reduce its own activities to ‘net zero’ carbon by 2030 and use its influential position in the district to encourage others to do the same. The Climate…