11th August 2006, 08:17 PM
Hi All
The rally on Thornborough was to be expected as rallies have been organised in the area before (not this near to the henges though). I hope care is being taken to avoid the scheduled barrow area.
Whilst I am totally against this at Thornborough I support David in his attempt to gain useful information from it. I am sure he will take the opportunity to tell the detectorists the importance of this area and hopefully some will understand if they don't already.
Education is a great thing and we should all take every opportunity to get across to the public the importance of our heritage, not just to archaeologists and historians but to them as well. (Even my eldest daughter who knows nothing about it and isn't really interested could see what I was talking about once it had been explained to her).
As a campaigner to save the setting of the henges I would have preferred the rally not to take place obviously but, as it will happen whatever anyone wants, at least David and the rest of you that turn up will enable better recording to take place.
This does not mean I am in favour of detecting near ancient monuments, nor would i like Tarmac to make great PR from the fact of David et al's attendance, although they probably will. Unfortunately there are still many people to convince of the importance of Thornborough, my hope is that something is found to show an even better reason for Tarmac to leave the area alone.
Unfortunately I will be unable to be there as I have a broken ankle and can't drive (the result of attending yet another petition signing event for Thornborough), this also means I will be unable to attend the BAJR conference as I'd originally planned.
E
The rally on Thornborough was to be expected as rallies have been organised in the area before (not this near to the henges though). I hope care is being taken to avoid the scheduled barrow area.
Whilst I am totally against this at Thornborough I support David in his attempt to gain useful information from it. I am sure he will take the opportunity to tell the detectorists the importance of this area and hopefully some will understand if they don't already.
Education is a great thing and we should all take every opportunity to get across to the public the importance of our heritage, not just to archaeologists and historians but to them as well. (Even my eldest daughter who knows nothing about it and isn't really interested could see what I was talking about once it had been explained to her).
As a campaigner to save the setting of the henges I would have preferred the rally not to take place obviously but, as it will happen whatever anyone wants, at least David and the rest of you that turn up will enable better recording to take place.
This does not mean I am in favour of detecting near ancient monuments, nor would i like Tarmac to make great PR from the fact of David et al's attendance, although they probably will. Unfortunately there are still many people to convince of the importance of Thornborough, my hope is that something is found to show an even better reason for Tarmac to leave the area alone.
Unfortunately I will be unable to be there as I have a broken ankle and can't drive (the result of attending yet another petition signing event for Thornborough), this also means I will be unable to attend the BAJR conference as I'd originally planned.
E