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Robert Carr
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Re: Time capsule - Lord Avebury's opinion
Jul 19, 2007, 17:51
Littlestone wrote:
Aye, slumpy, but Lord Avebury is more than just someone with a title, he's as straight as they come. He's also a Buddhist, and his grandfather was a great admirer of Richard Jefferies (the Wiltshire writer and mystic). We could not hope to have a more sensitive and suitable champion for the conservation of Silbury.

One line in his letter to The Guardian says it all - it encompasses both the highest principles of conservation as well as respect for the spiritual dimension of the monument -

Lord Avebury wrote

Placing a foreign object in the monument offends conservation principles, as well as the spiritual beliefs of some people.


Yes and he did have the bright idea of writing to a national newspaper rather than just ranting down a cul-de-sac.

Are Heritage Action going to hook up with Lord Eric over the 'time capsule' campaign? As well as his grandfather's interest in some mystic, he is an active and prominent Lib Dem peer who could open some doors.
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