Tony Brooks wrote:
>
> Also some from Oxford seemed to be protesting about the boatyard
> there. I am not sure potentially splitting the message will do much
> good either, but although this may well have been highly appropriate
> for them we must watch it in the future.
>
See my separate post on this....
>
> A chap with all the hallmarks of a civil servant and a hidden
> delegate badge made a very fast "walk for it" early in the
> proceedings. I think this was the DEFRA guy.
>
Robert Lowson...see my separate post on the 'meeting' I had with
him....
> Unfortunately the "kind words" from the odd BW chap sounded a bit
> hollow, so I think a few personal financial gestures from very senior
> managers would not come amiss in public relations terms.
>
I think they must have been preoccupied at that time inside the
building (I know I was). They were certainly out there later when
I was. In fact Eugene came over and joined me when I was talking
to a few.
> We need a far bigger turn out next time and enough people with phones
> to cover the "back door" and hand out leaflets to the public.
>
Frankly, I think the problem was that the word wasn't spread enough.
All I remember reading about was a post from Sue Burchett saying
she was going to the demo at the Mail Box. What demo? Was that actually
the call that turned out to be the demonstration outside the AGM (which
wasn't at the Mailbox).
After seeing Sue's post we found out that NABO had something going on ot
the Maillbox and we put it on our website Timetable
(www.saveourwaterways.org.uk) and mentioned it in our campaign doc.
Clearly there is a lesson to learn here; get the word out! I still don't
know what was going on at the Mailbox although the subject sounded
worthy and, indeed, was a question asked at the AGM ("Where is the
Minister?")
Perhaps what we need is someone at act as coordinator of protestors (
The SOWers?). I'm sure we could give them space on our website. Any
volunteers?
> I understand Sue form the Horse Boat Society is having a protest in
> Manchester this weekend - sorry no details.
>
She asked me to put something up on the website but didn't have
anything to give me about it. I said why not send an email to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] but she said she didn't have
enough time. Sorry, Sue but its difficult to help if someone
doesn't give us the ammunication).
Cheers
Will Chapman
Save Our Waterways
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