About the Five Parishes’ Group (FPG)
FPG acts as the voice for residents. It advocates sustainable development and environmental preservation in the Swale area. Committed to defending local interests, FPG accepts balanced growth that respects the character and resources of the surrounding countryside. According to planning guidelines and policy.
Set up in 2004, FPG has a track record of galvanising the people of Swale into action, to ensure their voices are heard at the highest level. What began as one Parish Council holding an evening information evening for its residents was soon adopted by the people of Sittingbourne as its voice against proposed mass development in the area.
Raising funds by quiz nights and seasonal events, FPG was able to employ planning consultants to help and as its profile grew locally, FPG could always secure unwavering support from residents.
A huge turnout for a protest march to the offices of Swale Borough Council, a display stand in the High Street allowed FPG to explain the blurred maps produced by the developer and a petition of 3,000 signatures was delivered by FPG to 10 Downing Street, ensuring press coverage.
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