Just to let you all know, I have arranged to meet local MP Tom Mould at Thornborough tomorrow, he is very pro archaeology and will be introducing me to some other local MP's so we can begin lobbying in order to save these monuments.

A group was set up some time ago to try to rally local support but they seem to have dissapeared.

Further developments, are that a further two henges of this sort have been identifed. One at Catterick and another on the Sunderland/Durham boarder. Its starting to look like this alignment will cover the whole of the north of england. Thornborough surely has to be the focus, the entire area of Thornborough is being quarried for Gravel by Tarmac. The central henge is already little more than an island. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get involved and I hope that I can count on your support.

As far as I am concerned, Thornborough is the Avebury of the north, I'm not trying to belittle any of the other henges but this is a serious alignment, one that is very poorly understood.

I have not taken up the protection mantle before, any tips/offers of help will be greatly appreciated. As I understand it Tarmac want to start clearing the area in 2006.