A SPECIAL forum has been called to discuss how plans to protect the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) can be put into action.

Representatives of local organisations, including farmers, local authorities, walkers and conservation groups, will meet in the forum to discuss how they will maintain and enhance the landscape of area which covers a large of chalk downland across west Berkshire, south Oxfordshire, north Hampshire and north-east Wiltshire.

Anyone who has an interest in the future of this nationally protected landscape is invited to take part in this year's forum meeting, to be held on 20 May at Rockley, near Marlborough.

The title of the forum meeting is 'Over To You'.

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