Things to do in 2011 - busy busy

Christmas has come & gone. The rain is washing away the snow & ice. 2011 is here. Time to take stock & plan for the coming months & years.
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The church project has reached another very busy phase that I anticipate continuing into the next 6 months or so:
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* An action with the Local Goverment Ombudsman re: the appalling behaviour of a local Councillor.
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* Continuing clarification of our Rights of Way (hopefully avoiding the need for recourse to the law).
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* Continuing clarifiation of boundary issues (ditto).
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* Management of the English Heritage Grant & resolution of issue with the scaffolders (ditto).
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* Establishing a "hut" to drink tea in (no mean achievement on a Scheduled & Listed site).
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* and of course - the REALLY important, hands-on work on the site itself! Tree planting, hedge & wall repairing, setting-up the wildlife zones, general tidying up & getting ready for work on the monument itself.
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I joked to Mr PoppyM that we should try & resolve all these issues by 2012 as I dont want to have to deal with these and, the impending revelation of the truth about aliens Aliens & big domestic dramas in one year is just TOO MUCH!
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Then there are new pieces of legislation to keep track of:
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* Draft Bill on Easements & Covenants - matters very relevant to our ownership of an ex-church property.
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* Changes to the Listing & Scheduling of monuments.
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* Changes to Planning Rules nationally & locally.

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* Changes within the Land Registry
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Moral - Owning an ancient monument is not an easy option!
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One task I am really looking forward to, is getting the boundary hedges along the lane leading to the church surveyed & dated. I'm hoping that Herefordshire CPRE can help here. I am sure the hedges are hundreds of year old.
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Happy 2011 to one and all. May you encounter kindnesses & fairness in your daily lifes and end the year in high spirits ready for 2012.

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