Tuesday 24 April 2012

Mass Trespass 1932



Today is the anniversary of the Mass Trespass at Kinder Scout, in the Peak District, Derbyshire. Before this date walkers were denied access to open land, the trespass acting as a protest against the landowners and gamekeepers claiming ramblers would ruin vegetation and pollute water supplies. The 1932 trespass dawned the Ramblers Association which culminated in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, which legislates rights to walk on mapped access land.

The debates are far from over and this year Leaders of the National TRust, Ramblers and the Open Spaces Society, which was founded in 1865 to protect common land, are expected to fire up an opening rally at Edale with warnings about the potential effects of new planning laws and the slow progress of mapping most lowland areas for open access. Although I find issues with both new planning and conservation problematic, the "right to roam"to open land seems a fundamental right...here is another interesting article regarding the Localism Bill from the Guardian.

Sunday 22 April 2012

Womans Hour Listening Party

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Come along this Saturday if you are free!

Wednesday 11 April 2012

Mirage Men Film


Here is a sneak trailer of the most awaited Mirage Men Film based on the book by Mark Pilkington..It looks fantastic! As is the book which I could not recommend more..

Tuesday 10 April 2012

There Goes the Neighbourhood


I have not posted in some time..but I have been busy and the fruits of my labour may be seen at Copenhagen Place from April 19th - 29th..