I'll add that to the pagan social networking sites I'm a member of on .ning and see if that generates more signatures.

Hi Drew. Sorry, my email has gone on temporary holiday. No snow at all in West Cork, believe it or not, probably gone looking for it. I've altered the Journal article as you suggested.

A relevant and highly-exasperated, follow-up article has also just been published here:

http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/countryside-is-wonderful-quips-margaret-hodge/