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WHO WE ARE and WHAT WE CAMPAIGN FOR

UPDATES - recent news from the moors and beyond

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

SAVE PENWITH MOORS

An Introduction    Genesis of the Action Group     Our 4 areas of Present Concern

 1. CARNYORTH COMMON

Enclosure of     NEW A Tale of Moorland Mismanagement (Cattle Grid, Gates, Mounting Blocks, 'Unknown Land') NEW    Cattle at Stone Circle     Archived News 2009   Archived News 2010 (updated 31/07/2010)

 2. WATCH CROFT/TREVEAN

Enclosure of     Unlawful cattle grid     Archived News 2009     Archived News 2010

 3. CARN GALVA

Enclosure of    video of cattle grid traffic   Unsatisfactory works   Archived News 2009  Archived News 2010 (updated 31/07/2010)

 4. LANYON FARM (2 crofts)

Enclosure of Men-an-Tol Croft

OTHER  FENCED & GRAZED LOCAL LOCATIONS

The Lizard also  http://www.livingincornwall.com/nov09-mon.htm   Isles of Scilly  Mulfra/Treen Common (what might have been) New

ARCHIVED NEWS  Miscellaneous

2009   2010 (updated 31/07/2010)    SPM Press Releases   Direct Action (criminal damage by people unknown)

HISTORICAL

DÉJÀ VU: Saga of the Penwith Moors 1985-2008   Enclosures Past and Present - and opposition to them

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

WHY IS THERE A PROBLEM?   WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEMS?   WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? Some of our objections and solutions to the fencing and grazing of moorland under the Natural England HEATH Project and Higher Level Stewardship;  FUTURE DANGERS (Higher Level Stewardship)

PARLIAMENTARY OMBUDSMAN (25/07/2010) NEW

Natural England alleged breach of European law; Non-communication with the West Penwith Community; The Communication Plan that Never Communicated;    

MONEY MONEY MONEY 

Alleged waste of public money     Recession - What Recession?

HEATHLAND

A Layman's View;   Vision for the Future (J Waldon);    Archaeology;   Tourism;    Meet the Cows

PUBLIC PROTESTS

Two-man protest at site of proposed cattle grids on B3306 coast road; Display of information boards at St Just Women’s Institute; Protest Walk 21st September 2008;  What Natural England think of objectors

WE ARE NOT ALONE

Comments from the Public     Other Areas with Similar Problems (updated 31/07/2010)

IN THE NEWS 

Save Penwith Moors and Isles of Scilly newspaper articles     SPM on the BBC  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8311250.stm

MINUTES OF MEETINGS

HEATHLAND FORUM 07/2008 to 11/2009   ST JUST TOWN COUNCIL (items concerning the moors)

USEFUL CONTACTS & LINKS

new ministers added 22/05/2010