by The sky only knows what Thomas Hardy would have made of it. On Saturday, demonstrators in the Bridhead Estate come in Dorset, jump over a low stone wall and take part in a “peaceful transition” to express their anger and sadness about the loss of access to a place in the way of landscape that Hardy wrote about so reprinting.
You will picnicking near a lake, hearing songs and some will join a writing workshop, while you will draw attention to the closure of a permissible path that the locals and visitors have been using for generations.
Last year, the family, who had lived there for more than two centuries, sold the property in the village of Littlebredy, which comprises a manor house and straw meat, in the Belport located in Oxfordshire, which specializes in the acquisition and management of rural property.
For the dismay of people who loved to visit the site, the way to the lake and a falling waterfall that was used as a crime scene in the television drama of Broadchurch was closed.
The campaign group to the Roam took over the case and organized the violation.
Lewi’s wink, the right to Roam, said: “We are celebrating the connection that people have had for decades with the bridalhead Estate. We will enjoy the site peacefully, just as people have done for generations and draw attention to the fragility of the permissible access if landowners can only withdraw this permit from one litter.
“We encourage that [UK] Government to protect existing access and to expand the access to the landscape, especially in places such as Dorset, where there is a real lack of meaningful access to the nearby landscape for humans. This is not about mass violation. This is about asserting a historical habitual right. “
People have expressed dismay about the loss of access, including some who have scattered the ashes of relatives there and cannot now return to the spot.
The visitor book in the St. Michael and All Angels village church is used as a place to record their displeasure. One said: “We were late. We missed a pleasure.” Another said: “It is a tragedy that is not shared with those that they appreciate so much.”
Kevan Manwaring, a university lecturer for creative writing to plan, to join the violation. He said: “Brauthead is a very special place that deserves to be accessible to the public. They prevented people from going there. I think this is a broad problem about public access to nature in England. It is not just a nimby-ish problem.”
Hardy knew this area well, with one of the main characters in his novel Jude The Dunkel named Sue Brauthead. Manwaring said [which features prominently in The Return of the Native] Based on the heath, which extended from his family house in Higher Bockhampton to Poole and Bournemouth. It would be very difficult to run now. “
During the violation, Manwaring plans to read a poem that he wrote about the river bride that rises under the artificial lake in Bridhead: “You have shaped the country and have lived with its constant, gentle, Brydish paths.”
Some worry about the future of real estate house. A household is abandoned so that his house can be used as a real estate office. A long -term resident told the Guardian this week that there was a “fog” about what would happen next.
Before the protest, Belport said it could open the way again if “problems” could be tackled.
One spokesman said: “After we have bought the Bridehead estate, our main focus is on orchestrating a sequence of upgrade work for each of the estate real estate in Littlebredy, which they are increasing to current and expected at least energy and security standards required by all landlords.”
A resident was “asked to clear over the provider” and added: “This should provide an estate office and accommodation for employees.” There were no plans for other evacuations, it said.
“Similarly, access to some small areas of the estate was temporarily suspended until a check of the access routes, trees and open water is checked in terms of health and certainly. If we can adequately tackle all problems, we intend to reopen the area to the public.”
