18th May 2006, 10:03 AM
Would appreciate the BAJR edit on this letter.
I will be sending this on Monday, which gives you all enough time to add / edit / delete!
YOu could all write your own as well.. based on this... it only takes about 5 minutes!
Dear Sir,
It with grave concern that I learn of the reorganisation of the service which includes archaeological advice within the development control planning process. It is unfortunate that you feel this valuable service can be maintained with either a reduced staffing level or by a planning conservation officer, no matter how skilled in that field, with only a passing knowledge of archaeology. A skill to predict archaeological issues and advise on suitable courses of action and mitigation can only be carried out by a suitably qualified archaeologist with years of experience.
I was also concerned to read through your recent Medium Term local plan which completely seemed to ignore any form of Heritage asset within the County. It has been widely shown that heritage, in all it's broad meanings, forms the basis of both local pride and community well-being. In financial terms it is a serious and tangible assets, with tourism investing in the local economy, heritage within education providing a school children (and adults) with an informed view of the country and world, as well as providing them with the skills to investigate, and also health benefits (such as visiting sites in the countryside).
To ignore your heritage is to ignore the very thing that makes us who we are. A real understanding and love of our past benefits us all, I sincerely hope you do not lose an irretrievable resource to balance a short term account. Protect it and share it, with skilled staff or pare it back to an unsustainable position, that once arrived at, will make us all the poorer.
Yours sincerely
Another day another WSI?
I will be sending this on Monday, which gives you all enough time to add / edit / delete!
YOu could all write your own as well.. based on this... it only takes about 5 minutes!
Dear Sir,
It with grave concern that I learn of the reorganisation of the service which includes archaeological advice within the development control planning process. It is unfortunate that you feel this valuable service can be maintained with either a reduced staffing level or by a planning conservation officer, no matter how skilled in that field, with only a passing knowledge of archaeology. A skill to predict archaeological issues and advise on suitable courses of action and mitigation can only be carried out by a suitably qualified archaeologist with years of experience.
I was also concerned to read through your recent Medium Term local plan which completely seemed to ignore any form of Heritage asset within the County. It has been widely shown that heritage, in all it's broad meanings, forms the basis of both local pride and community well-being. In financial terms it is a serious and tangible assets, with tourism investing in the local economy, heritage within education providing a school children (and adults) with an informed view of the country and world, as well as providing them with the skills to investigate, and also health benefits (such as visiting sites in the countryside).
To ignore your heritage is to ignore the very thing that makes us who we are. A real understanding and love of our past benefits us all, I sincerely hope you do not lose an irretrievable resource to balance a short term account. Protect it and share it, with skilled staff or pare it back to an unsustainable position, that once arrived at, will make us all the poorer.
Yours sincerely
Another day another WSI?