Campaigners not giving up in Pontesford Hill fight
Monday 6th September 2010, 7:00PM BST.
Campaigners trying to save a Shropshire landmark who were told they had lost out to another bidder today said they had not given up the fight to keep it in public hands.
It came after more than 300 people climbed the hill at the weekend for a special picnic organised by the Friends of Pontesford Hill, which is still hoping for a breakthrough in a bid to keep the site, near Shrewsbury, open to the community.
The Friends and Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) has already raised more than £43,000 towards the campaign to buy the hill, near Shrewsbury, in just six weeks.
But their efforts appear to be in vain after the Forestry Commission, which owns the 82-acre site on a long-term lease, agreed to sell it to a third party which offered a higher amount.
Brian Morris, chairman of the Friends, today said: “Well over 300 people climbed Pontesford Hill for the village picnic to show their support for the campaign to keep the hill out of private hands.”
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WHY??? The walk to Rodney’s pillar is in private hands no problem there, Horses banned as are mountain bikes the main walking route is open to the public though for most of the year along with their dogs who granted have to be on a lead nothing wrong with that.
The hills by me are also private but main walking route open for most of the year bar a few weeks . I would also point out if 300 people went to the picnic 100k divided between them less than the price of a holiday the Hill would have been there property by now. The new owners clearly have bought it for an investment and the trees will one day be harvested which is what they were planted for ? and new ones replanted and I doubt very much if they would close it off forever to the public . We must remember it is and always has been private property .
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