Archive for September 2026
Quarry extension on Blaenau Gwent common refused
We have welcomed the decision of an inspector acting for the Welsh Ministers to refuse commons consent for an extension of the Gryphonn quarry at Trefil common, four kilometres north-west of Tredegar in Blaenau Gwent county, just outside the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park boundary. In a decision dated 23 September 2026 (ref CAS-04928-F9C0T6), inspector I…
Read MoreOur members visit Dorchester on Thames
On Saturday 19 September 26 society members gathered at the village hall in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, for our second members’ day in recent years. We were treated to a fascinating talk by Professor Malcolm Airs, who has lived in Dorchester for about 50 years and is a mine of information about the history of…
Read MoreEastry footpath, Kent, resurrected after 75-year loss
We are celebrating the recognition of an ancient public footpath from Eastry to Hammill in East Kent. In August 2022, the society applied to Kent County Council to record a public footpath between Gore Lane, Eastry, and Hammill Farm,[1] a distance of 1,600 metres across the arable lands west of Eastry village. This area lacks…
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