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tomwatts Jun 25, 2013 07:42:01

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-23029036

T tomwatts
tomwatts Jun 25, 2013 07:44:59
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...A303 or A344?

H hedgedruid
hedgedruid Jun 25, 2013 19:44:14
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Such a pity they didn't do it years ago , seems a reasonable compromise between cost and better /improved access . Would have been nice for Britain's World Heritage site to have been sorted for the Olympics .

T tomwatts
tomwatts Jun 26, 2013 07:15:42
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...................Clever planting of trees along the side of the A303 could greatly reduce the noise from the traffic..... As long as there's no archaeology that would get trashed....

http://www.fencespecialists.com/blog/backyard-ideas/blocking-road-noise-with-trees-and-shrubs/

H hedgedruid
hedgedruid Jun 26, 2013 10:40:27
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Anybody know how long it will be before the road side fencing is removed ?
Holidaying in Glastonbury early august and would like to see the henge without all the road fencing .

T tjj
tjj Oct 7, 2013 08:41:17
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-24403775

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Oct 8, 2013 17:03:32
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Are EH as keen to see the back of the road through Avebury as they are at SH? If not, why not? The A303 is nowhere near as evasive as the road passing straight through the middle of a stone circle of WHS status!

M moss
moss Oct 9, 2013 08:12:21
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Well roads whether busy or quiet are fine for a discussion but little thought has been given to what food we are going to get, who has got the franchise for a start, will we get a decent cup of tea/coffee? How expensive will it be, the following article provoked this thought....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24335517

We shall be going down on the 18th, it is Littlestones birthday treat, though I have a feeling it will be terribly crowded. Anyone else going?

M Mustard
Mustard Nov 2, 2013 12:51:33
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In relation to the extended debate about public transport, and in particular trains.... I thought this made an interesting read:

http://www.theguardian.com/money/blog/2013/nov/02/hs2-train-fares-commuter

T tomwatts
tomwatts Nov 11, 2013 07:23:23
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.....So.....What sort of surface will the new land trains operate on?

Not grass surely?.....The place'll be a quagmire after a week...