permaculture

["Graham Burnett" <grahamburnett@blueyonder.co.uk>]

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From: <tony@gaia.org>
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Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:48 PM
Subject: [ecovillageuk] BBCvote - Should the Roundhouse be pulled down?!?


>
> From http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/environment/programmes/countryfile
>
>
> "The 'lost tribe' of Wales
>
> Brithdir Mawr in Pembrokeshire, West Wales is home to a small
> community who have rejected many of the trappings of modern day life
> in favour of living off the land and relying on natural resources.
> For years the community lived in isolation on a 165-acre site of
> farm and woodland. That was until they were spotted by a survey
> plane and became known as the 'lost tribe' of Wales.
>
> John Craven meets members of the Brithdir Mawr community and finds
> out about their their aim to become self-sufficient. Meanwhile
> Michaela Strachan learns how the community coppice their wood and
> meets a woman who has opted for a spartan life in a straw hut.
>
> Since the village was first noticed in 1998, Pembrokeshire Coast
> National Park has insisted the community's turf roofed roundhouse be
> pulled down. The eco-villagers say it's in harmony with the local
> environment but the park authority argue it was built without
> permission and contravenes strict planning regulations.
>
> Give your views on the future of the Brithdir Mawr roundhouse in a
> phone vote:
>
> If you think the house should be ALLOWED, call 0900 1 800 311.
>
> If you think the house should be DEMOLISHED, call 0900 1 800 322.
>
> Calls cost 10p and the lines are open until noon on Monday 24
> November. Results in the 30 November show."
>
>
> Have a look at this link www.brithdirmawr.com loads of info on the
> community, including photos.
> I don't know why the authorities are so frightened of this way of
> life - the homes are far less destructive to the environment than
> conventional ones and isn't that what the authorities say they want
> these days, sustainable development?  Maybe there's not enough money
> to be made.
> I don't suppose for one moment these communitites would get planning
> permission if they applied in the usual way, before building, so
> this appears to be the only way they can do it. Other communities
> have eventually got planning permission for their homes, and maybe
> this one can be saved too if there's enough public support for it.
> I don't know what else we can do yet except make that phone call -
> hopefully they'll take notice of the result, but as the lines are
> only open till tomorrow lunchtime (Monday) there's not much time.
> Please feel free to post this elsewhere (if I've not got there
> first - I'll be doing the rounds before getting back to me sickbed!)
>
>
>
>
> Diggers350 - an e-mail discussion/information-share list for campaigners
> involved with THE LAND IS OURS landrights network (based in the UK ..web
> ref. www.thelandisours.org). The list was originally concerned with the
> 350th anniversary of The Diggers (& still is concerned with their
history).
> The Diggers appeared at the end of the English Civil war with a mission to
> make the earth 'a common treasury for all'. In the spring of 1999 there
> were celebrations to remember the Diggers vision and their contribution.
> Find out more about the Diggers and see illustrations at:
> http://www.tlio.demon.co.uk/diggers.htm
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