See HERE, a picture of the recent event at the Boscawen Un stone circle in Cornwall – “A cry of peace for a world in conflict …….”
How refreshing! A gathering at an ancient stone circle that didn’t involve disrespect, overcrowding, boozing, drugs, arrests or stone-climbing – just a harmless use of the site that didn’t necessitate any official involvement or security measures or cost to the taxpayer. Typical in fact of the low-key way in which tens of thousands of real enthusiasts use ancient sites up and down the country every day of the year.
Hurrah for the quiet majority! To make things perfectly fair, shouldn’t they be given taxpayers’ money by English Heritage to facilitate their visits?
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10/07/2012 at 17:22
Pagan
Great idea indeed. If more people gave the stones the respect due then the inner nourishment of the soul gained would be all the more worthwhile and why not use taxpayers money to support this rather than spend it on gaudy tacky commercial events
10/07/2012 at 19:12
Paul
Pagan, whilst I respect your view point I have to question whether you live in the real world or a fantasy one?. On Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 today they were discussing the goverments proposal to take away free bus passes for the elderly with financial means as the country is so financialy destitute right now, but here you are advocating that we spend money so people can visit the stones so that they feel good?.
In terms of priorities for the UK, this is way down the bottom of mine and probably a fair chunk of the populations list. Conservation, preservation and enjoyment yes, state funding to visit them, NO!
10/07/2012 at 19:22
heritageaction
Not sure whether Pagan was entirely serious about it but I think they picked up on a general point the article was making – that spending a lot of public money on enabling a minority to act in the way they do at Stonehenge is hardly justifiable in the light of the fact that people who act in a damn sight better way elsewhere get no such subsidy!