The Northern Echo's Nicola Fenwick takes on the role of Tarmac's PR Officer

Rob Moore, Tarmac’s lands and geology manager, emphasised the importance of its work, saying it would leave a beneficial legacy.

“We would like to reassure people as a company that the Thornborough Henges are safe. We are committed to conserving them into the future. We feel that the Ladybridge Farm restoration actually complements the site of the henges.

Them. As in the Henges.

The context? The landscape? The bigger picture? Who cares about them?

And this is what Tarmac call 'restoration'of the nearby Nosterfield site (from the Northern Echo two days earlier):

"While quarrying is ongoing at Nosterfield, much of the land has been restored. It now has a lake – Lake Flask – which is home to hundreds of birds including swans and herons."

A lake? Pouring water into a hole you've left is hardly restoration, is it? All this for 15 jobs? Not much of a trade-off, methinks. A shortage of sand and gravel? In this economic climate? Hmmmm..... and all this is purely for local resources:

From the first article:

"He (Rob Moore)said that to bring the sand and gravel in from outside the region would be unsustainable and outlined the contribution it made to the community by providing employment and restoring the landscape at Nosterfield."

And the rest of the country? Who gets to represent them? The visitors to this part of the world? The 2,000 letters of objection presented to NYCC? Where did they come in all this?

Short-sighted, blinkered and very, very sad.

Peace

Pilgrim

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