24th February 2006, 09:03 AM
Venetius
Iam interested in what you are saying but am slightly worried where ths is going. I appreciate that the application has been refused on the basis that the remains will preserved in situ - the issue on which Timewatch EH, CBA and NYCC campaigned on. Whether current land use is a material factor in these matters is another issue and one which I am sure will continue to be debated. But the fact remains (outside any planning application) that you have stated that the archaeology on Ladybridge Farm is nationally important and worthy of preservation. The threat of quarrying has now gone for the time-being but the continuing destruction from ploughing has not.
This is a fact.
As a campaign group who has recognised and campaigned to preserve this stuff what are you now going to do to properly preserve it before it is ulimately gone without record? From what you have said on these pages you wont be approaching EH to recommend it for scheduling even though you said that it merits it. Why not? You have talked about management agreements with farmer that owns the field - have you spoken to him or approached him about the options? Have you asked EH or any other body to do the same? Surely this must be where the campaign must now be focussed. Its no point sitting back and talking about the politics and policies when on the ground this stuff is just going to disappear. If it does go and there was an opportunity to preserve it by record, on purely archaeological grounds this would be a tradgedy. Its almost as though now that the committee has made their decision no one is interested any more - surely a lot has been said - now must be the time to deliver.
Grubby
Iam interested in what you are saying but am slightly worried where ths is going. I appreciate that the application has been refused on the basis that the remains will preserved in situ - the issue on which Timewatch EH, CBA and NYCC campaigned on. Whether current land use is a material factor in these matters is another issue and one which I am sure will continue to be debated. But the fact remains (outside any planning application) that you have stated that the archaeology on Ladybridge Farm is nationally important and worthy of preservation. The threat of quarrying has now gone for the time-being but the continuing destruction from ploughing has not.
This is a fact.
As a campaign group who has recognised and campaigned to preserve this stuff what are you now going to do to properly preserve it before it is ulimately gone without record? From what you have said on these pages you wont be approaching EH to recommend it for scheduling even though you said that it merits it. Why not? You have talked about management agreements with farmer that owns the field - have you spoken to him or approached him about the options? Have you asked EH or any other body to do the same? Surely this must be where the campaign must now be focussed. Its no point sitting back and talking about the politics and policies when on the ground this stuff is just going to disappear. If it does go and there was an opportunity to preserve it by record, on purely archaeological grounds this would be a tradgedy. Its almost as though now that the committee has made their decision no one is interested any more - surely a lot has been said - now must be the time to deliver.
Grubby