> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian > Sent: 12 December 2007 15:57 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [canals-list] Re: Sustrans > > > > "Connie Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Forwarded from Guy who has just picked up this bit of news! > > > > "The Sustrans: Connect2 scheme beat three other shortlisted > entries to > > win the £50 million prize - the biggest-ever UK Lottery > grant awarded > > by public vote. > > It scooped 42% of the 286,285 votes entered by members of > the public for > > the > > competition" > > It just shows how many cyclists there are compared to boaters > out there.
More to the point is that the Sustrans project was the only one shortlisted that had a broad geographical appeal. The other three could all be perceived as somewhat local (to a greater or lesser extent) The Sustrans Connect2 project was always likely to appeal to a wider cross section of the population (if I were into conspiracy theories I'd be tempted to suggest it was a fix!) Bru
