Oh great Moorland Wizard, is Dartmoor shut down to walking? We heard
an amazing and almost-unbelievable news bit about British city people
being asked not to visit the countryside because of hoof-and-mouth
disease. News person said there would actually be roadblocks!
Say it ain't so!
Jay in CT
Dartmoor closed?
5 messages in this thread |
Started on 2001-03-02
Dartmoor closed?
From: (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2001-03-02 21:11:28 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Dartmoor closed?
From: Graham Howard (ghh2@tutor.open.ac.uk) |
Date: 2001-03-02 23:29:36 UTC
Dear and Noble LbNA boxers,
The news is grave and sad..
The official Dartmoor National Park Authority website is
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/
and it bears a broad heading stating :
"All common land and other access land, and all footpaths and bridleways,
within the Dartmoor area have been closed to public access until further
notice for the protection of grazing animals"
So it is true, I am sad to say that, "Dartmoor is closed" !
You might find the Dartmoor National park site interesting. It has some
nice pictures of Dartmoor ..and a few odd ones !
On the "MOOR CARE" link page is the Dartmoor National Park leaflet about
Letterboxing as a PDF download file...
Yes ! A "real life government leaflet" about our hobby
..It only took the British Government about 148 years to get one printed
... not bad for a government dept !
It does have some UK letterboxing stamps on it and is quite quaint imho !
Also the TEN TORS site is cool..The description of this outdoor overnight
trek across the moor is interesting ..It is open to all and you get a very
very special badge as a participant... It also shows how dangerous our
tiny little moor can be !
But at the moment the red bordered, intersecting black crescents sign for
biohazard is the main feature of Dartmoor..and I for one will not put the
famous Dartmoor ponies or distinctive Red Devon cattle or the moorland
sheep at possible risk by crossing the quarantine markers !
A commemorative stamp recording our exile will be placed on the moor when
we return I am certain !
But for the next few weeks or so the LbNA members in the USA are keeping
the World Letterboxing spirit alive while we humble Brit boxers keep a
vigil over our beloved moors...
Thank you for that !
Graham Howard
aka The Moorland Wizard
The news is grave and sad..
The official Dartmoor National Park Authority website is
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/
and it bears a broad heading stating :
"All common land and other access land, and all footpaths and bridleways,
within the Dartmoor area have been closed to public access until further
notice for the protection of grazing animals"
So it is true, I am sad to say that, "Dartmoor is closed" !
You might find the Dartmoor National park site interesting. It has some
nice pictures of Dartmoor ..and a few odd ones !
On the "MOOR CARE" link page is the Dartmoor National Park leaflet about
Letterboxing as a PDF download file...
Yes ! A "real life government leaflet" about our hobby
..It only took the British Government about 148 years to get one printed
... not bad for a government dept !
It does have some UK letterboxing stamps on it and is quite quaint imho !
Also the TEN TORS site is cool..The description of this outdoor overnight
trek across the moor is interesting ..It is open to all and you get a very
very special badge as a participant... It also shows how dangerous our
tiny little moor can be !
But at the moment the red bordered, intersecting black crescents sign for
biohazard is the main feature of Dartmoor..and I for one will not put the
famous Dartmoor ponies or distinctive Red Devon cattle or the moorland
sheep at possible risk by crossing the quarantine markers !
A commemorative stamp recording our exile will be placed on the moor when
we return I am certain !
But for the next few weeks or so the LbNA members in the USA are keeping
the World Letterboxing spirit alive while we humble Brit boxers keep a
vigil over our beloved moors...
Thank you for that !
Graham Howard
aka The Moorland Wizard
RE: [LbNA] Dartmoor closed?
From: Briles, Amanda (a1b@exchange.gasco.com) |
Date: 2001-03-02 15:36:59 UTC-08:00
Hi Graham!
You're more than welcome to come over our way to get your letterboxing fix
till your area is back in commission.
Best regards,
Amanda Briles
aka The Paisley Orca
-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Howard [mailto:ghh2@tutor.open.ac.uk]
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:30 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Dartmoor closed?
Dear and Noble LbNA boxers,
The news is grave and sad..
The official Dartmoor National Park Authority website is
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/
and it bears a broad heading stating :
"All common land and other access land, and all footpaths and bridleways,
within the Dartmoor area have been closed to public access until further
notice for the protection of grazing animals"
So it is true, I am sad to say that, "Dartmoor is closed" !
You might find the Dartmoor National park site interesting. It has some
nice pictures of Dartmoor ..and a few odd ones !
On the "MOOR CARE" link page is the Dartmoor National Park leaflet about
Letterboxing as a PDF download file...
Yes ! A "real life government leaflet" about our hobby
..It only took the British Government about 148 years to get one printed
... not bad for a government dept !
It does have some UK letterboxing stamps on it and is quite quaint imho !
Also the TEN TORS site is cool..The description of this outdoor overnight
trek across the moor is interesting ..It is open to all and you get a very
very special badge as a participant... It also shows how dangerous our
tiny little moor can be !
But at the moment the red bordered, intersecting black crescents sign for
biohazard is the main feature of Dartmoor..and I for one will not put the
famous Dartmoor ponies or distinctive Red Devon cattle or the moorland
sheep at possible risk by crossing the quarantine markers !
A commemorative stamp recording our exile will be placed on the moor when
we return I am certain !
But for the next few weeks or so the LbNA members in the USA are keeping
the World Letterboxing spirit alive while we humble Brit boxers keep a
vigil over our beloved moors...
Thank you for that !
Graham Howard
aka The Moorland Wizard
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You're more than welcome to come over our way to get your letterboxing fix
till your area is back in commission.
Best regards,
Amanda Briles
aka The Paisley Orca
-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Howard [mailto:ghh2@tutor.open.ac.uk]
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:30 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Dartmoor closed?
Dear and Noble LbNA boxers,
The news is grave and sad..
The official Dartmoor National Park Authority website is
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/
and it bears a broad heading stating :
"All common land and other access land, and all footpaths and bridleways,
within the Dartmoor area have been closed to public access until further
notice for the protection of grazing animals"
So it is true, I am sad to say that, "Dartmoor is closed" !
You might find the Dartmoor National park site interesting. It has some
nice pictures of Dartmoor ..and a few odd ones !
On the "MOOR CARE" link page is the Dartmoor National Park leaflet about
Letterboxing as a PDF download file...
Yes ! A "real life government leaflet" about our hobby
..It only took the British Government about 148 years to get one printed
... not bad for a government dept !
It does have some UK letterboxing stamps on it and is quite quaint imho !
Also the TEN TORS site is cool..The description of this outdoor overnight
trek across the moor is interesting ..It is open to all and you get a very
very special badge as a participant... It also shows how dangerous our
tiny little moor can be !
But at the moment the red bordered, intersecting black crescents sign for
biohazard is the main feature of Dartmoor..and I for one will not put the
famous Dartmoor ponies or distinctive Red Devon cattle or the moorland
sheep at possible risk by crossing the quarantine markers !
A commemorative stamp recording our exile will be placed on the moor when
we return I am certain !
But for the next few weeks or so the LbNA members in the USA are keeping
the World Letterboxing spirit alive while we humble Brit boxers keep a
vigil over our beloved moors...
Thank you for that !
Graham Howard
aka The Moorland Wizard
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Re: Dartmoor closed?
From: (defygravity@snet.net) |
Date: 2001-03-03 05:23:09 UTC
So the next logical thing would be to start hiding some boxes in
places other than those quarantined...perhaps some urban parks.
~ Aili
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., Graham Howard wrote:
> The news is grave and sad..
> "All common land and other access land, and all footpaths and
bridleways,
> within the Dartmoor area have been closed to public access until
further
> notice for the protection of grazing animals"
>
> So it is true, I am sad to say that, "Dartmoor is closed" !
> Graham Howard
> aka The Moorland Wizard
places other than those quarantined...perhaps some urban parks.
~ Aili
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., Graham Howard
> The news is grave and sad..
> "All common land and other access land, and all footpaths and
bridleways,
> within the Dartmoor area have been closed to public access until
further
> notice for the protection of grazing animals"
>
> So it is true, I am sad to say that, "Dartmoor is closed" !
> Graham Howard
> aka The Moorland Wizard
Re: [LbNA] Dartmoor closed?
From: Eric J. Eurto (enicltrbxr@netzero.net) |
Date: 2001-03-03 02:52:01 UTC-05:00
>Hi Graham!
>
>You're more than welcome to come over our way to get your letterboxing fix
>till your area is back in commission.
Yes, I hear there are just a few boxes in Connecticut to find!
Eric J. Eurto
AKA ~The Ram~
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>
>You're more than welcome to come over our way to get your letterboxing fix
>till your area is back in commission.
Yes, I hear there are just a few boxes in Connecticut to find!
Eric J. Eurto
AKA ~The Ram~
"risk gentlemen, that's why we're aboard her"
-Captain James T. Kirk
Shop online without a credit card
http://www.rocketcash.com
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