BRAINTREE AREA - 27/6/09
Fenn Farm, Twinstead
The bamboo canes have now been removed.
Bridleway off Goulds Lane, Alphamstone
Awaiting update from ECC (although when ridden 02 weeks ago the ground underfoot was drier, although it was overgrown).
Byway, Bocking
Awaiting update from ECC
If anyone has any other issues in this area please contact Julie Palmer on julieann.palmer@virgin.net or 07970 050432 _____________________________________________________________________________
Essex County Council,
P.R.O.W. Legislation and Enforcement Training Course that took place on Friday May 1st
I have just returned from this rather imposing sounding meeting.
As a rider you must be only too well aware of the problems associated with riding off-road. Today’s meeting, organised by Lesley Gillman, explained those aspects of the law which outline our rights and responsibilities, what is able to be questioned, how to pursue a problem and how far the Enforcement Officer can go to find a reasonable settlement between land owners and bridleway users.
If Lesley offers you a chance to attend a similar meeting, I would recommend you grab the chance. I found it interesting and confidence building.
Rosemary Carrington Trustee and Founder member
If you are interested in attending another training course
E mail Lesley Gillman lesleygillman@btinternet.com 11 . 05 . 09 .05 .09
| Still making representations about Coastal Access. It looks increasingly certain that there will be no equestrian access arrangements in the Marine Bill.
Also that the assurances of the Government that the Coastal Access will have no detrimental effect upon existing rights will prevent us from actually getting a statement of preservation of those rights (whatever we might one day be able to assert) as an amendment.
Trouble with Government Assurances is that they tend to be forgotten by future generations. The only amendment that looks promising is that the definitive route of any coastal bridleway already in existence may be able to retreat with coastal erosion, as will the coastal access path, I will keep you posted.
The much improved awareness of equestrians from the postcard campaign is noticeable, we need to keep raising our profile.
As already mentioned there has been a great deal of landowner pressure to try to scrap the coastal access part of the Marine Bill. which is exactly what happened in 1949 when it was first put forward within Arthur Hobhouse's Committee Report. So 60 years later nothing changes much. The same degree of pressure is being exerted by the CLA and NFU on the Stakeholder Working Group which is meeting to agree a way forward with the Def. Map Process post Discovering Lost Ways which was of course abandoned.
They are suggesting bringing forward the cut of date for claims from 2026. Then they suggest a process of agreeing " necessary" links and creating them with a compensation package for the landowners. Good for them if they happen to have an old highway over their land which we already have a right to, they just get paid for it, even though they wouldn't have had a right to stop it up. We shall have to see how things go.
Mick Brash
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12 Dec 2008
2008 Annual General Meeting minutes - click here
2008 year end accounts - click here
Chairmans report 2008 (includes area reports) - click here
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If you need to know the name of your MP contact John on johnnbobby@btinternet.com
Mrs Jill Perry is riding her pony Gem,from Biggar in Southern Scotland to Bangor in North Wales.
The ride starts on the 16th May 2009. The distance is about 450 miles.
During this last year she has managed to raise funds to help towards the ride, and any left over will be divided between the charities:-World Horse Welfare which used to be I.L.P.H. Cancer Research , and Injured Jockey Fund.
The route is as follows:
Biggar – Broughton-Kirkton Manor- Traquair- Hawick- Kielder Water- Bellingham-Greenhead.- Slaggerford-Alston –Appleby-in Westmoreland- Kirkby Stephen-Garsdale head- Hawes –Horton-in-Ribblesdale- down to Settle.-Todmorden- Littleburough- Greenfield-Glossip- Chaple-en-le-frith then go west towards Macclesfield- Middlewich- Wrexham to Offa’s Dyke, on to Mold or Denbigh and heading on to Bangor.
She is looking for People with local knowledge along the route plus places to stay over night or if any body would like to ride with her along part of the route they are most welcome.
If you would like to make a donation to any of the three charities, the options are make the cheques payable to :-
Cancer Research uk. Or
World Horse Welfare.
Injured Jockey Fund.
Or to Biggar to Bangor Ride, (this will be divided between the three charities equally.)
And send them to Mrs Jill Perry . Aldburys Farm, Hatfield Broad Oak. Nr, Bishops Stortford. HERTS CM227JX.
Or you can complete one of the sponsor forms and /or place a donation in the collection box’s.
Mrs Jill Perry is riding her pony Gem,from Biggar in Southern Scotland to Bangor in North Wales.
The ride starts on the 16th May 2009. The distance is about 450 miles.
During this last year she has managed to raise funds to help towards the ride, and any left over will be divided between the charities:-World Horse Welfare which used to be I.L.P.H. Cancer Research , and Injured Jockey Fund.
The route is as follows:
Biggar – Broughton-Kirkton Manor- Traquair- Hawick- Kielder Water- Bellingham-Greenhead.- Slaggerford-Alston –Appleby-in Westmoreland- Kirkby Stephen-Garsdale head- Hawes –Horton-in-Ribblesdale- down to Settle.-Todmorden- Littleburough- Greenfield-Glossip- Chaple-en-le-frith then go west towards Macclesfield- Middlewich- Wrexham to Offa’s Dyke, on to Mold or Denbigh and heading on to Bangor.
She is looking for People with local knowledge along the route plus places to stay over night or if any body would like to ride with her along part of the route they are most welcome.
If you would like to make a donation to any of the three charities, the options are make the cheques payable to :-
Cancer Research uk. Or
World Horse Welfare.
Injured Jockey Fund.
Or to Biggar to Bangor Ride, (this will be divided between the three charities equally.)
And send them to Mrs Jill Perry . Aldburys Farm, Hatfield Broad Oak. Nr, Bishops Stortford. HERTS CM227JX.
Or you can complete one of the sponsor forms and /or place a donation in the collection box’s.
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