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COASTAL ACCESS

How much access should we have to our coastline?

The Government wants to change the law and make pretty well every inch of the national coast accessible. But hang on - 70% of the coast is already open to the public. I have nothing against sensible change but I am doubtful about this. Who will decide? What will it cost? Where's the demand?

A new Government Bill has just arrived in the House of Commons - the Marine and Coastal Access Bill. There are elements within  it that I will be attempting to change as it progresses through the Committee stage. I am not comnvinced that the proposed legislation takes proper account of out complex local landscape - particularly the River Parrett.

I staged a debate in the House of Commons on this general subject back in July 2007

We have a chunk of the longest and loveliest national trail in this constituency - the SouthWest Coastal path. If you have never walked it - even a small part of it - then you should be ashamed of yourself. It took great patience and diplomacy to create it and keep it spick, span and popular. In fact popularity is hardly a problem. We welcome walkers. And the SouthWest Coastal Path Association - that does so much of the hard work - takes enormous pride in encouraging people.Join us at the Minehead Marker sculpture and share the views!

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And here's the link to those nice folk from the SW Coastal Path Association

 

 

 

 

   
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