Comments for CAMBRIA POLITICO http://cambriapolitico.com News, Issues & Comment on Welsh Politics & Economy Sun, 13 May 2012 12:13:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Falling off a cliff -Ceredigion coastal path by Richard Evans http://cambriapolitico.com/falling-off-a-cliff-ceredigion-coastal-path/comment-page-1/#comment-22917 Richard Evans Sun, 13 May 2012 12:13:01 +0000 http://cambriapolitico.com/?p=809#comment-22917 It is a problem for the construction of anything today without Health and Safety issues being of concern. In fact almost all of the constructions of the past could fail Health and Safety rules and in many instances today the Health and Safety rules have gone way over the top and beyond common sense. Mr Jenkins seems convinced, that a danger to life is evident with the proposed coastal path. The two metre boundary presents a limitation and the accommodation for a wider path, would, not only infringe further into Mr Jenkins' land but, in places, destroy natural habitat. The path, however, could be made further inland encroaching further into Mr Jenkins' territory. I realise that he may not wish any Tom, Dick or Harriet to trample all over his land but I feel he is missing a great opportunity. If he wishes he could stop all the legal and moral issues and proceed by providing a path himself with a exemption clause. Yes, you are able to use my path but you must accept the condition that you take your life in your own hands in using the path. This sounds a bit heavy but such is is today. I will provide warnings where it would be unsafe to venture, but it will still remain your responsibility take heed of these warnings and failure to do so rests entirely on you. I suppose Ceredigion Council would be happy to have this burden lifted should it be they who provided the path. Mr Jenkins does not own land, no one does, he is merely the merely its custodian and will be, in the eyes of the law,f until that custody is transferred to someone else. but I do feel the he is missing a great opportunity No one wishes to pay to access land and capture he beauty of its surroundings. However, many things that, once, used to be free are now charged for. Most castles you visit require an entrance charge and some landowners charge access to some. With this consideration I doubt, although against their principals, that ramblers would refuse to pay especially that Mr Jenkins has maintenance cost to consider. How much, therefore, should he charge, fifty pence, £1, well, anything that most people would be happy with. An indestructible ticket machine could be provided at each end of the path accepting the exemption clause with its purchase. He could also encourage ramblers to visit his shop and have a welcomed scenic break with him as so many of you have mentioned. In fact, he may obtain grants to help him with maintenance. If you visit http://www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk/default.asp?pid=430, you will find the following: 6. How many people visit the National Park each year? There are around 7.2 million day visits to the National Park every year and some estimates are even larger! Of these 1.1 million are holiday makers. The location of Pembrokeshire in the extreme west of Wales makes it a county that is difficult to reach by road, without a long car journey. Thus, most of the visitors to the National Park are on holiday in the area. It is also estimated that residents of Pembrokeshire make over 500,000 day visits within the National Park annually. Well, Mr Jenkins?? It is a problem for the construction of anything today without Health and Safety issues being of concern. In fact almost all of the constructions of the past could fail Health and Safety rules and in many instances today the Health and Safety rules have gone way over the top and beyond common sense.
Mr Jenkins seems convinced, that a danger to life is evident with the proposed coastal path. The two metre boundary presents a limitation and the accommodation for a wider path, would, not only infringe further into Mr Jenkins’ land but, in places, destroy natural habitat. The path, however, could be made further inland encroaching further into Mr Jenkins’ territory. I realise that he may not wish any Tom, Dick or Harriet to trample all over his land but I feel he is missing a great opportunity.
If he wishes he could stop all the legal and moral issues and proceed by providing a path himself with a exemption clause.
Yes, you are able to use my path but you must accept the condition that you take your life in your own hands in using the path. This sounds a bit heavy but such is is today.
I will provide warnings where it would be unsafe to venture, but it will still remain your responsibility take heed of these warnings and failure to do so rests entirely on you.
I suppose Ceredigion Council would be happy to have this burden lifted should it be they who provided the path.
Mr Jenkins does not own land, no one does, he is merely the merely its custodian and will be, in the eyes of the law,f until that custody is transferred to someone else. but I do feel the he is missing a great opportunity
No one wishes to pay to access land and capture he beauty of its surroundings. However, many things that, once, used to be free are now charged for. Most castles you visit require an entrance charge and some landowners charge access to some. With this consideration I doubt, although against their principals, that ramblers would refuse to pay especially that Mr Jenkins has maintenance cost to consider. How much, therefore, should he charge, fifty pence, £1, well, anything that most people would be happy with. An indestructible ticket machine could be provided at each end of the path accepting the exemption clause with its purchase.
He could also encourage ramblers to visit his shop and have a welcomed scenic break with him as so many of you have mentioned. In fact, he may obtain grants to help him with maintenance.

If you visit http://www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk/default.asp?pid=430, you will find the following:

6. How many people visit the National Park each year?
There are around 7.2 million day visits to the National Park every year and some estimates are even larger! Of these 1.1 million are holiday makers. The location of Pembrokeshire in the extreme west of Wales makes it a county that is difficult to reach by road, without a long car journey. Thus, most of the visitors to the National Park are on holiday in the area. It is also estimated that residents of Pembrokeshire make over 500,000 day visits within the National Park annually.
Well, Mr Jenkins??

]]> Comment on Falling off a cliff -Ceredigion coastal path by Richard Evans http://cambriapolitico.com/falling-off-a-cliff-ceredigion-coastal-path/comment-page-1/#comment-22915 Richard Evans Sun, 13 May 2012 10:19:40 +0000 http://cambriapolitico.com/?p=809#comment-22915 I think Mr Jenkins has a point. I think we should all move away from the coast. Indeed, he should consider selling his farm before it disappears. I think Mr Jenkins has a point. I think we should all move away from the coast. Indeed, he should consider selling his farm before it disappears.

]]> Comment on Cambria interviews Elin Jones by Robert the crip http://cambriapolitico.com/cambria-interviews-elin-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-21980 Robert the crip Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:32:41 +0000 http://cambriapolitico.com/?p=2731#comment-21980 Plaid the party that once was. Plaid the party that once was.

]]> Comment on Plaid’s Future by dr conker of sicknote http://cambriapolitico.com/plaids-future/comment-page-1/#comment-21441 dr conker of sicknote Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:46:20 +0000 http://cambriapolitico.com/?p=2605#comment-21441 what plaid needs to do is end their disasterous relationship with the lib dems in swansea and cardiff- and pledge that all their councillors will do a liverpool/clay cross situation - ie break the law, not break the poor - and set the conditions for a Welsh Socilalist revolution led by Leanne Wood. Visiit my new blog www.drconker.com for further debate what plaid needs to do is end their disasterous relationship with the lib dems in swansea and cardiff- and pledge that all their councillors will do a liverpool/clay cross situation – ie break the law, not break the poor – and set the conditions for a Welsh Socilalist revolution led by Leanne Wood. Visiit my new blog http://www.drconker.com for further debate

]]> Comment on About Us by Richard Thorpe http://cambriapolitico.com/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21172 Richard Thorpe Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:14:22 +0000 http://cambriapolitico.com/?page_id=4#comment-21172 As a Welshman living in Brittany I find it fascinating how closely the two cultures ( three including Cornwall) were linked in the past and how both cultures are now ascertaining themselves in similar ways but with different emphases. In Brittany, Wales is looked upon as a shining beacon by many language activists. Breton is experiencing a renaissance, although on a smaller scale, similar to that the way the Welsh language woke up in the sixties. As far as I can see, they look to Wales as an example of how to promote and revive a language that was perceived to be dying. For me, observing the way that many small countries and cultures are finding their own identity in the global village is a game worth watching. It’s something worth discussing. As a Welshman living in Brittany I find it fascinating how closely the two cultures ( three including Cornwall) were linked in the past and how both cultures are now ascertaining themselves in similar ways but with different emphases.
In Brittany, Wales is looked upon as a shining beacon by many language activists. Breton is experiencing a renaissance, although on a smaller scale, similar to that the way the Welsh language woke up in the sixties. As far as I can see, they look to Wales as an example of how to promote and revive a language that was perceived to be dying.
For me, observing the way that many small countries and cultures are finding their own identity in the global village is a game worth watching. It’s something worth discussing.

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