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Littlestone
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Re: The Pagan 'problem'
Sep 24, 2010, 08:21
Let NT and EH report to THEM, hold Round Table and site meetings to keep THEM informed and allow one of their representatives to climb Silbury annually to proclaim "There is no God!" It's all about democracy, not misinterpreting some nancy advice in Conservation Guidelines that says always involve the locals and those for whom the places are special. It's the 21st century, we all have the internet and transport so we're ALL local and we ALL have very, very special interest in the places so how about outreaching to and flattering and fully informing US?! And FIRST - since we vastly outnumber the others and we're paying the bills!


Hear, hear! Blatant favouritism reared its ugly head yet again recently when 'locals' were invited to the Later Silbury Dig. This from English Heritage's Later Silbury Excavation Blog "Despite keeping an intentional low profile – as far as possible when so obvious! – we have long wanted to continue our engagement with local residents, and to give them an opportunity to look around the site. A few days ago, then, we placed a couple of discreet posters on parish noticeboards, and, given the time of year – late summer harvesting – and the time of week..."

Why 'discreet posters on parish notice boards' and not on the EH blog? Why only engage with 'locals' when boards like TMA are self-evident of a wide interest in archaeology in general and megaliths in particular? If EH is worried about attendance numbers then 'tickets' should be restricted and allocated democratically on a first-come basis.

As you say, Nigel, "It's the 21st century, we all have the internet and transport so we're ALL local and we ALL have very, very special interest in the places so how about outreaching to and flattering and fully informing US?!"
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