Joint Advisory Committee
A specially constituted committee known as a Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) was set up in 1972 to co-ordinate management of the AONB. The JAC is a strong partnership, which works with the staff at the AONB unit to keep the area outstanding for future generations. They rely on goodwill and central and local Government funding to pursue their objectives.
Membership
The JAC comprises representatives from a wide range of organizations and agencies with an interest in the Wye Valley.
Local Authorities
- Forest of Dean District Council (2 councillors)
- Gloucestershire County Council (2 councillors)
- Herefordshire Council (4 councillors)
- Monmouthshire County Council (4 councillors)
plus a representative from:
- Council for the Gloucestershire Countryside
- Gwent Committee for the Environment
- Council for the Protection of Rural England (Herefordshire branch)
- Country Land and Business Association
- National Farmers Union
Up to five non-voting members can be co-opted onto the JAC. Currently the co-opted members are representatives of the local Wildlife Trusts, the Lower Wye Valley Society, the River Wye Preservation Trust, the Central Council for Physical Recreation - Outdoor Pursuits Division and the local Tourism Associations.
Technical Officers Working Party
The JAC is supported by a Technical Officers Working Party, which comprises representatives of the four local authorities, plus the following Government agencies:
- Cadw
- Capital Region Tourism (Cardiff and South East Wales)
- Countryside Agency
- Countryside Council for Wales
- English Heritage
- English Nature
- Sport England
- Environment Agency
- Forestry Commission (South West)
- Forestry Commission (West Midlands)
- Forestry Commission (South Wales)
- Forest Enterprise (Forest of Dean)
- Forestry Commission (Wales)
- Heart of England Tourist Board
- Rural Development Service, DEFRA
- Sports Council for Wales
Next JAC meeting:
March 5, 2007 at 2pm.
Last meeting:
The bulletin "In Touch", summarising the topics discussed at the last meeting of the JAC is distributed to all parish and community councils in the AONB, and to other organisations with an interest in the area. If you require your organisation to be added to the distribution list for this publication, please e-mail information@wyevalleyaonb.org.
