--- In [email protected], Bruce Napier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 29 Sep 2007, at 13:11, Sue Burchett wrote: > > > And next year's national is going to be there. Looks as though NWF has > > lost touch with reality. > The area certainly doesn't have a good rep for security, and I recall > Water Travel having to buy some freight containers to store customer's > cars whilst they were boating. > > OTH, isn't the issue the same as with all "bandit country"? The answer > is more use, not less. Apparently St Ives has its ASB problems, but > they didn't surface during the National because of the impact of the > event on the town. > > This may be too much to hope for in the case of Pendeford, but is it > any worse than other places we've been to over the years? (Salford > Quays or the campaign rally at Runcorn, for example?) > > All the best > > Bruce
> Yes - NWF would also be grumbled at if they visited the G + T areas only. ISTR that the National was attacked by airguns at Blacon some years back. No it is BW that it is losing touch with reality in allowing the towpath to be closed. Pretty soon all towpath based operators would be joining on the bandwagon using Autherley as a precedent. We should fight the closure not the NWF ! Pete www.thecanalshop.com
