Will, I just saw this on Countryfile (the internet can be a wonderful thing!) I note that they are talking about the effect of budget cuts elsewhere in the countryside (in this case Natural England) and I was wondering if anyone in SoW has any contacts at the BBC that might be used to get a segment on this series? the topic would seem to push all the right visual buttons for this show...
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/countryfile/ > > Sherwood Forest > Sherwood Forest once stretched from the north of Nottingham to > south Yorkshire, but demand for wood and coal has taken its toll. > The 120 sq. miles of remaining forest are home to the largest > concentration of ancient oaks in Europe. The Government's new > wildlife and landscape agency, Natural England is to have its > budget cut. How could this affect areas such as Sherwood Forest? Cheers Randolph Lee Newcastle Maine, U.S.A. On Oct 23, 2006, at 8:43 PM, Will Chapman wrote: > We are concentrating on the campaign. This, in my opinion is part > of the > campaign. Just today I was interviewed by a journalist and posed the > scenario that Defra will never reverse the cuts and that Brown will > just ignore the argument that Defra's losses should be covered by > contingency reserves. > > Last week I would have been lost for an answer. Today I was able to > put > forward ideas and arguments that have been discussed in this thread. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
