Re: Proposal for an Achievable Stonehenge | Forum

VenerableBottyBurp Feb 13, 2006 17:41:10

Replying to nigelswift

Nigel and George are hitting nails on the head here - of course any mention of the 303 weakens any chance of agreement, because there are far too many options, far too many varying objections, and no way through the morass of ifs and buts.

The very reason that the 344 was not acted upon was because Stonehenge has been held to ransom by individuals and bodies with a vested interest. The idea of an achievable Stonehenge wrests the power away from these people and summons the application of simple good sense. The term simple and the A303 do not go together, and talk of a wholly unified landscape is just plain silly - the same people would perhaps link Wembley's twin towers with mini-roundabouts in the vicinity.

Lets cut through all this crap and stick with what really is achievable. Get that junction closed, get the tarmac up and the shops out, lay that ingenious recoverable plastic grid car park stuff all over the fields to the north of the plantation and make an access route of it too. Charge to park to recover your money, and pay for the free bus for the disabled. Put a kiosk to sell guides and include a sheet that points people to the two museums. Feel particularly satisfied for the next two decades whilst everyone else continues to argue about piss-pathetic details.

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Jo-anne Feb 13, 2006 18:18:07

Replying to VenerableBottyBurp

"The term simple and the A303 do not go together, and talk of a wholly unified landscape is just plain silly."

Thanks for that VBB,

I agree on the first point, the second would be not achievable, but it's more to do with how one views and manages the area, I think this could be done alot better and at a much lower budget, and with and lot more added visitor value.

PeterH Feb 13, 2006 18:34:54

Replying to VenerableBottyBurp

That is what I am saying - so who is muddying the waters by going on about the A303? Our proposal says leave the A303 for Phase 2 and don't start on Phase 2 until you have finished Phase 1. What are we arguing about? Phase 1 if completed properly gives us what we want and removes all of the crap. The only point I'm sticking with is that we cannot fail to mention the A303 altogether if we want to be heard. So we say "Do it later ie Phase 2" . The proposals have to go to the Highways Agency and their priority is the A303 so we must mention what is paramount to them. Everyone agrees about closing and removing the A 344 and associated junk its not an issue.