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| Ben03 |
Broadwater forestAny regular Broadwater forest users with comments on the cycling ban? Would like to hear your thoughts on the issue! |
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| Shadow |
I was wondering where you actually can ride your bike these days other than the big pay to ride parks? | ||
| Ben03 |
Personally I prefer not to have to go to overused places often and scout out natural stuff. Seems silly to have to cram all bikers into a few select locations in the south east to have their 'freedom' (and pay something like £7.50 for it)... | ||
| jake-snake |
I said this before no body gona stop me riding Eridge woods or ashdown forest
what they going to do take your number plate? |
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| Ben03 |
Any comments about the application should be made to the ‘Forestry Commission, Regional Director for South East Region, Alice Holt, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LF by July 3rd 2009. | ||
| flippidy |
That's quite a significant amount of clearing that they are proposing. 
Appendix 8 gives some details... http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-7bmg4k |
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| Shadow |
makes me laugh when you think of the fuss kicked up for moving a few logs for a ramp! | ||
| fuzzyjim |
There has been a constant on-going discussion with the RSPB and the local riders. We're keeping as much pressure on as possible and trying to work some degree of continued access. I will post more if anything concrete emerges from the discussions.
I wouldn't hold your breath... |
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| Ben03 |
Sounds like they're being typically unreasonable?
Amazing they're willing to discuss over the closing date. Emailed the provided contact address on the forestry page and they didn't seem to spare too many manners in thier reply! Keep us posted 
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| flippidy |
Was it jonathan.harding@forestry.gsi.gov.uk? I wrote a fairly lengthy email and didn't even receive a response back. Ah well… |
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| Ben03 |
Yep same one 
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| flippidy |
There's an interesting article in The Courier, with Greg Clarke backing cycling access.
The online article is here: http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/new...ticle-1152307-detail/article.html The comments by the RSPB supporters are so ignorant and misinformed – amazing. |
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| JAW |
It's really good (and rather unusual) to see someone in 'power' like Greg actually backing cycling for once! Usually they're all anti-bike and pro-horse. |
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