Rotherwas Ribbon 4
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Rotherwas Ribbon

The Rotherwas serpent

nigelswift N
nigelswift Aug 31, 2007 08:55:21
Replying to Rhiannon

why don't they just - doh - divert the road. You know, in a BEND round it. Is that so difficult
Unkind people, me included, are aware of certain matters leading us to believe that it is known, though not admitted publicly, that the ribbon stretches for a very long way in both directions and that therefore it is impossible to divert the road round it.

This will be "discovered" during the EH funded investigations that will take place AFTER the road has been built, you watch. We will be left with a truly spectacular world-significant bronze age structure stretching from a sacred hill out to who knows what, bisected by a road. Think Stonehenge Avenue, bisected by the A344.

And all because "someone" wants to make loadsadosh and the protection system is a pathetic gutless farce.

R Rhiannon
Rhiannon Aug 31, 2007 09:03:31
Replying to nigelswift

That makes a lot of sense. (that is, you make a lot of sense, Nigel, because the rest of it is just the kind of money-driven bullshit that passes for normality with some people).
Like you say, they're going to look pretty crumby when (if) the rest is excavated. Not that that makes up for it really.

M moss
moss Aug 31, 2007 10:46:28
Replying to nigelswift

"protection system is a pathetic gutless farce."

Yes, you can put all the planning laws and heritage protection in place but when it comes to a road that the government said no to, the green light at the end of this particular tunnel was coloured with devious plans made months ago by developers and 'cabinet' councillors...the Rotherwas Ribbon did'nt have a chance...

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