On 2/8/07 11:52, "FHS CanalClub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Meanwhile another threat has come from the Great Fen Project. Last night on > TV, it was announced that £8m has been granted to enable the National Trust? > to buy the land in the area, in order to flood it to provide wetlands - but > this may also mean lowering the water levels in the Lodes, resulting them > becoming ditches rather than the navigations that they have been since Roman > times. > > > The local anglers have been the ones to set up a petition to preserve the > Lodes - so please support their efforts by signing up at > http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/OurLODES/ . > Having had a quick look at the 'Scoping report' mentioned in the petition, I'm not convinced that the NT's plans would involve making any of the Lodes unnavigable - although some of the EA's longer-term options might. I'm making enquiries. But in the meantime I guess it won't do any harm to sign the petition. Martin L 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/
