Tunnel_Rat Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2012/january/24/wartime_hospital.aspx Bloody ramblers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 It's giving us Dog Walkers a bad name. I hope he wins in the courts, but experience tells me he is fighting a losing battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Ramblers wonderful people they wander hither and dither use the countryside and paths and put nothing back into the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hell hath no fury like a Rambler Blocked! Beware the mased ranks of the bobble hats! :shocking: Mind you I've always wondered, if God meant us to walk across the countryside. Why did he give us Horses and Land Rovers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Problem here is he is trying to take on Quango's and Council head on, no future in that you have to play them at their own game. Use their own regulations against them, in this case the dreaded elf and safety looks a good bet with dangerous uncovered shafts and god knows what else hidden in the vegetation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel_Rat Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Yes, good point Degsy, so why take the fence down to allow people to fall into the shafts, when the work is not yet completed, beggars belief. Yes, Im sure KCC will win and he will have to take the fence down, but it all seems a bit over the top to be honest. Do they not appreiciate what He and his helpers are doing for this long demolished, forgotten site, which is of importance in the defence of this country in the battle of Britain. Ramblers..ramble else where for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Seems hard for me to understand this. Since your country is under the terror laws called Health and Safety, what if he opens his site and someone falls into one of the pits? He'll be sued to death... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 what he should do is say to kcc ok i will take down all the fences if you supply the insurance in case anyone trips or falls into a hole and see what they say to that but ramblers cant really complain as he has left them a well used path alongside the fence so he hasnt compltley blocked access has he or am i just stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Perhaps the owner should claim that he carried out a Disability Access Assessment. As there was no proper wheelchair access he would be acting in a discriminatory way if he allowed it to be open to the public & therefore must deny access to all. I know of two commercial premises that have closed their public lavatories as the nature of the site doesn't allow the construction of a lavatory for the use of disabled people. So now nobody can go to the lavatory. In addition perhaps he could do a Biodiversity Impact Policy Assessment & hope to discover some endangered slug or tic that lives in the area that would threaten its habitat if public access was allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 There's another discussion going on here http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=12815.msg104808#new that may shead some more light on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Perhaps the owner should claim that he carried out a Disability Access Assessment. As there was no proper wheelchair access he would be acting in a discriminatory way if he allowed it to be open to the public & therefore must deny access to all. I know of two commercial premises that have closed their public lavatories as the nature of the site doesn't allow the construction of a lavatory for the use of disabled people. So now nobody can go to the lavatory. In addition perhaps he could do a Biodiversity Impact Policy Assessment & hope to discover some endangered slug or tic that lives in the area that would threaten its habitat if public access was allowed. I like your thinking Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 In addition perhaps he could do a Biodiversity Impact Policy Assessment & hope to discover some endangered slug or tic that lives in the area that would threaten its habitat if public access was allowed. I don't think he wants that as he wants to open it up to the public later on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 As ever, it's difficult to extract facts from a newspaper report but I think there's more to it than first appears. Aren't the Council saying that he has fenced off more than he needs to ensure safety, and that they've already given him legal avenues that he's chosen not to pursue? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 They've merged two topics on the subject on KHF: http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=9335.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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