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moss wrote:
[quote though of course if it is impossible not to remove them then they have to stay....
Hi Moss,

I think it was Jim on this thread that summarised the situation pretty well and you have now too – needs must.

Sorry, but I will not be replying to any more posts on here as I cannot get drawn in. But I repeat what I said about the original budget - ask yourself if you would have treated SH as a special case or would you have made the same decisions as EH?

Strange how the "strings" inside Silbury didn't decompose over the millenia innit?

Dear tpiafc,

I get the feeling you are asking people to read between the lines of your posts - I am sure Heritage Action will follow through. Whilst respecting the efforts made by that group I cannot say that I am involved with them, but do care very much about Silbury. I recall an autumn walk along the Wansdyke when Silbury seemed to travel with me, I knew then for sure it was magical.

For what it is worth, before reading your post, I did write to EH today asking for an explanation about the synthetic bags and have emailed them as well. My letter was addressed to The Information Office, English Heritage, 29 Queens Square, Bristol BS1 4ND. I will, however, write to my MP (Anne Snelgrove) as you have suggested and possibly also the Secretary of State for Culture and Heritage who I believe is Ruth Kelly to ask questions about the budget for Silbury and how it has been spent.

As I said in my previous post, mine is a small voice, but sometimes the small voice from the back of crowd does get heard - we'll see.

best wishes

tjj

With regard to asking pertinent questions about how much the Silbury conservation budget is/was and how it has been spent I have just had a look at the web-site for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. If you click on 'contact us' on the home page there are at least three ways in which an enquiry can be made:

By email to [email protected]; by post (their address is on their web-site; or via an electronic form for groups or organisations to make enquiries. I thought perhaps Heritage Action may like to take this route (forgive the presumption if this has already been done). I am going to email my MP with these questions and will copy the email to DCM&S.

tjj

(Please excuse error in previous post - I am sure HA know Secretary of State for Culture is not Ruth Kelly).

tjj