[Stones] Longman of Wilmington Abuse and comparing things to Stonehenge

[Ric]

sounds like they're already getting ready to re-bury
it before it's even been fully evaluated?

Gordon Brown? New Labour appear to view anything
without brick and tarmac all over it as 'surplus
space'?  :-|

EH are in the postion to commission some artists to
knock up some factual, artistic impressions of this
site, based on what is actually there: this would help
us all to understand what is going on here?

i look forward to this ...

R


--- Andy Burnham <andy at megalithic.co.uk> wrote:

> Andy Norfolk wrote:

...> The English Heritage inspectors are expected to
> deliver their verdicts
> over the next few weeks....

> > Since Dave mentioned Stonehenge - what about the
> real damage being
> > caused by the people who go there for summer
> solstice each year?
> Yeah, that point was used by the snotty woman from
> Sussex Arch Soc. to
> justify their actions in allowing it.
> Bit unfortunate that one.
> 
> In other slightly unfortunate news, look how over
> enthusiastic
> campaigners comparing the Rotherwas Ribbon to
> Stonehenge can be counter
> productive:
> 
> Councillor Wilcox says ribbon would make a crap
> tourist attraction
> 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/6289240.stm
> near bottom of page:
> 
> BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester have said the topic
> has prompted the
> biggest ever response to a local story.
> 
> More than 200 people have contacted the area's BBC
> Where I Live site to
> give their views on what should happen to the relic.
> 
> A petition calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to
> help save the
> Rotherwas Ribbon also received more than 210
> signatures within its first
> day.
> 
> Does that level of interest show that the Ribbon
> could be a successful
> tourist attraction?
> 
> Not according to Councillor Wilcox.
> 
> "I think they would be asking for their money back,"
> he said.
> 
> "We want people to come and have a look for
> themselves to see the site.
> 
> "Often they hear comparisons with Stonehenge and
> expect it's going to be
> something similar."