forests to be sold off in England

[Paulines7]

There is a petition here:

http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/save-our-forests#petition

[Paulines7]

[tonybloke]

There is a petition here:

http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/save-our-forests#petition

thanks pauline for posting the link for those who haven't already signed

have many folk written to their MP's on this matter?
http://www.writetothem.com/

[Paulines7]

I am bumping this up as peeps may not have seen my post giving the petition details.

[cornykev]

Signed.     :( :( :(

[manicscousers]

featuring it on Countryfile tonight

[SMP1704]

Signed and added to my FB page.

[OllieC]

It's worth dropping a note to your local councillors too. Just over 90 days until you get to vote for them. It's very unlikely that councils will be buying anything in these "times of austerity" (a euphemism for abandoning the vulnerable & less fortunate) but they could be looking at ways to support organisations or groups of people with a focus on good woodland accessibility and management rather than profit.

[caroline7758]

Yesterday's Guardian said the National Trust are looking into buying some of the forests, and there was another article about how lots of celebs like Paul McCartney and Melvyn Bragg are protesting. Much as I'm against this policy, the cynic in me thinks it could be a ploy to distract from all the other cuts which are affecting the people without loud voices!

[Froglegs]

This green and pleasant land,..well it was. >:( >:(

[macmac]

I signed the petition.
Now get me back to "Larkrise" oh for the slow gentle life. We just watched Bruce Parry up in Alaska etc and it's heartbreaking what we do in the name of oil :(
If anyone can locate the rewind button I'll join the queue

[tonybloke]

here's a link to let folk email their MP
voting this wednesday, the more folk email their MP, the better chance this will have

http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/speakout/MP-forests

look in Wed daily papers!