[Dr T]

Bubba you'll pardon me for putting this in news but it needs to come to peoples attention.

There's a great debate going on elsewhere on the site about grit vs not grit bouldering and half the argument seems to revolve not around the rock, or necessarily around the overall quality of the problems but the quality of the countryside in which they are situated

With that in mind it's undeniably a good idea to support the campaign to save longstone edge and in particular to get as many signatures as possible on their e-petition

I'm a soft southerner and whilst I don't get up as often as I would like (which would explain my relative hopelessness on grit) I really appreciate the space and quality afforded by the peak district national park and it would be a great shame to see the area ruined further.

I'm sure the government will see fit to ignore the petition but it's better to do something than do nothing

(have a look at the video too, very emotive use of Elgar )

[Bonjoy]

Looking through the list of signatures it's pretty disappointing that I only recognize six names off UKB. Piss poor!!!!!!! Anyone who can't be arsed should feel ashamed of themselves. But I guess said people are unlikely to have bothered reading this anyway   

[webbo]

it might help if it would accept my postcode as valid.

[r-man]

First I've heard of the petition.

If you designate an area as a Natural Park, that means it should be looked after. Have signed.

Reports on the day by day progress of inquiry here:

http://www.thebmc.net/bmcnews/NewsItem.aspx?id=1262

[jfw]

i signed it but it said deadline to sign up by 6 Feb 

[Bonjoy]

That can't be right i signed it yesterday!

[andy_e]

I've signed it- a lot more than 6 names off UKB now!

[Bonjoy]

How odd. I'm sure the listed deadline was later yesterday!

[andy_e]

06 February 2008   

[Bonjoy]

Yes I just spotted that 

[jfw]

a-ha! phew!

  (and indeed d'oh)

[Dr T]

Bonjoy - cheers for playing spell checker....

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

Previous aerial photo of one of the areas being worked (Wager's Flat I think)



Also bunged it up on http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=190165 might get a bit more interest.

[dave]

i think this needs stickyfying

[Bubba]

Bubba you'll pardon me for putting this in news but it needs to come to peoples attention.

good call mate - i wasn't aware of this petition until you did

have signed

[GCW]

Another signature added....
Thanks for pointing this out guys.

[Monolith]

Bonjoy, I signed this petition but under the Number 10 site after your post from earlier on in the week via the link you posted in another thread. What's the score with signing this one? Are they two separate petitions? I'm probably being stupid here.

Please ignore me, I get it.

[Bonjoy]

 I started a thread about the same petition, but as this one was placed in news it got more views. I didn't bother merging them.

[Johnny Brown]

Better maps of the area affected here, its a vast area.

http://www.longstone-edge.org.uk/theproblem/index.htm

[bigphil]

Have signed.

Not only is it part of a national park and somw wonderful countryside but there are some good footpaths, bridelways and tracks around there that are great for mountain biking.  It would be a shame to lose them too.

[Dr T]

I started a thread about the same petition, but as this one was placed in news it got more views. I didn't bother merging them.

sorry bonjoy, didn't see your thread, didn't mean to step on your toes, atleast there's a few more signatures....

[Bonjoy]

No worries. My mistake, I should have put it in News in the first place, it gets more traffic.

[Monolith]

Incidentally, thanks for introducing me to the number 10 petition site. I spent an hour this morning signing some petitions of merit. Some incredibly right wing petitions were present too I noticed, like the petition against the building of a 100 million pound mega-mosque. "We of Christian Britain blah blah blah.."

[Paz]

I know we often used to say things like `woulnd't it be great if the Peak was nearer london', say, but we never meant for them literally to dig it up and move it there. 

With the right wing things, it'd be great if you could have an anti vote that subtracts one from everyone they get for it.  Like Karma. I know you're supposed to submit a counter petition but this, the more childish method is so the more fun one. 

[BenF]

Monolith...  you spent an hour signing petitions?  

How many times do I have to tell you, stop fuckin' around on this bleeding internet and start sanding down holds, drilling boards and dragging old mattresses across the Dingle (whilst being chased by untold hordes of scals no doubt).  

For fuck's sake man, this thing ain't gonna get built with you continuing to be quite the web-socialite that you are at the moment.  And don't forget, I want it finished by the time I get back from swanning around the country.  If it doesn't get done soon there's a high chance that I'll have to actually help build it.  Rather than just pay some money and climb there in between trips to grit.