No point in going on and on, but I am not trying to tell anyone that they shouldn't go to the meeting or that there shouldn't be one. I just don't want to see further delays for what ever reason. When I read this http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.8820 I was very relieved and thought that at last a decsion had been made and work would soon commence. I honestly thought that it would be welcomed by all and was dismayed to see immediate hostility and opposition to it. I still believe that this proposal is the right one, but you may differ. I have no specialist knowledge of my own regarding landscape engineering etc so I can only form my opinion from what I read. Perhaps HA has sought expert opinion from elsewhere and have got a better practical solution to offer. If so, then I sincererly hope that you prevail and show EH that your scheme is better. In reality I fear that you will be patronised and at best may modify their scheme - at worst you will delay the start of remedial work perhaps beyond the point of Silbury's stability.

Of course we should protest like hell to save the Thornborough landscape from gravel extraction and other sites from quarries. If there was a proposal to demolish Silbury then the issue would be clear. I have no more idea of the best way to protect Silbury than I have of constructing a motorway - so I have to listen to those that do have that expertise. My over riding concern is that more talk will mean more delay and more delay will inevitably worsen Silbury's condition.