Following the recent wide publicity we would like to make our position clear regarding solstice celebrations at Stonehenge:
We have no objections whatsoever to solstice celebrations at Stonehenge subject to the simple proviso that they don’t involve damage or disrespect to the monument by which we mean significant litter, urine, vomit, faeces or deliberate marks on the stones – or any climbing up or standing on them (both of which are not open for debate as they are illegal under the government regulations by which English Heritage is bound).
We feel those obvious parameters should have been imposed many years ago on a zero tolerance basis and we look forward to the speedy publication of measures to achieve them. We trust the reforms will be announced not debated and that they will be judged by results this summer and will be revised thereafter as necessary. To this end we call for the prompt publication of a full damage and disrespect status report for each year from 2000 to 2014 and for each year thereafter.
We suspect that most people will agree and we are heartened by this from the Free Stonehenge Facebook Group: “Just to reassure The Heritage Journal that there are in fact many Druids and Pagans in complete agreement with the Journal’s position and are steadfastly campaigning for something to be done ….” It is surely now time for English Heritage to listen to the majority of people for whom respect for the site is the priority.
The Heritage Journal 
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10/03/2015 at 08:20
stonehengenews
Reblogged this on Stonehenge News and Information.
10/03/2015 at 20:45
terry dobney - archdruid of avebury
and at the temple of avebury.
14/03/2015 at 14:18
Sid Hope
druids and pagans .. pagans and druids .. the large majority that attend gatherings @ Stonehenge aren’t pagans or druids but none the less respect the ancient stones and see them as sacred …
The Stonehenge festival campaign has done everything possible to engage with English Heritage to explore how we can help in a practical way with regards to litter and preventing damage to the site @ the summer solstice in particular. We will continue to promote our belief that a separate festival site is part of any solution to the current overcrowding and disrespect shown by a minority @ summer solstice
14/03/2015 at 15:14
heritageaction
“The Stonehenge festival campaign has done everything possible to engage with English Heritage to explore how we can help in a practical way”
Really? The ONE thing that will sort the problem out is a willingness to agree a radical reduction in the number of attendees. Have you offered them that yet?
28/05/2015 at 09:26
Billy
we are not offering any thing to them we want it back no more money money for eh
28/05/2015 at 11:11
heritageaction
“We want it back”…. ?????
You speak as if you and your colleagues are the sole owners with the right to say how it should be treated.
You aren’t.