24th June 2011, 01:43 PM
Just a point before I leave for my afternoon archaeological appointments, and yes here in the west country we do have enlightened councils which see HPR as a necessary part of the planning process. There are currently 9 members and 75 guests watching the content of this forum, we do not know who these 'guests' are, some will most definitely be waiting for us to let our profession down by stuping to the same level of Cllr. Melton by marking derogatory remarks. We can fight this on a professional level from within an industry which has a proud tradition of protecting this country from the rigors of a construction industry which if allowed to operate unrestricted will have no regard for our fragile heritage. I know I keep harping on about this but do not get provoked into saying something to damage archaeologists and our colleagues in the conservation forum.