Mr Fitz is part right. There is some significant quarrying proposed for Benson in Oxfordshire, site of numerous cursuses, close to Dorchester ex-henge. But in that case (I may need correcting) all of the parish councils banded together, becayse they represented the people and demanded the quarrying go elsewhere. In reality the government asimply dropped the gravel quota for the area.

In North Yorks, despite the campaigning, we decided to increase our gravel quota, at a time when demand is falling, so that other counties could reduce their quotas and import from us. In this new order, 50% of the gravel taken from Thornborough will not even get to North Yorkshire, instead it will go to West Yorks and humberside.

Did I mention Thornborough Festival is on 13-15th July?