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just seen this on GLASS forum, not sure if any one is in that area but be good to support and keep the lanes open!
The Peak and Derbyshire Vehicle User Group together with GLASS, TRF and other clubs, are holding another monthly event in the Peak Park to protest against the unfair restrictions on recreational vehicle use of green lanes, currently being proposed by the Peak Park Authority.
Building on the success of our 'Back to Tarmac’ days, we now invite you to our next protest drive on Sunday 24 February 2013.
Like last time we will be focusing on the main roads and the larger towns in the key areas, plus we will have a 'photo opportunity' stop about half way along the route, so pictures can be taken for press and web site use.
This time we will be accompanied by a large advertising trailer to help put our point across.
As before, we shall be meeting at 10.00am in the car park at the rear of the Monsal Head Hotel at grid ref: SK 185 715, which is about 1.4 miles north of Ashford in the Water.
The route is from Monsal Head car park - Ashford in the Water - A6 - Buxton - Dove Holes - Sparrowpit - unclassified road to Winnats Pass - A6187 - Castleton - Hathersage - right on the B6001 - Grindleford - Calver cross roads - A623 - Baslow - through Chatsworth Park on the B6012 - Rowsley - A6 - Bakewell turn right through Ashford again on the B6465 to finish at the Yonderman Café at Wardlow Mires on the junction with the A623. There will be a break and photo opportunity, again, at the lower end of Winnats Pass.
We shall be driving slowly on normal tarmac roads at green laning speeds, in groups, in a legal and non-confrontational manner. A good deal of publicity will be generated in the process, and the participants will have a scenic drive and hopefully a good day out in the peak district.
PLEASE NOTE: We have agreed with the police that we will NOT be holding up any traffic. In fact, encouraging drivers to pass us will provide better visibility of our cause.
Through Dropbox you can access placards for your vehicle, and map overlays for the routes:
An A4 placard is available for use inside vehicle rear and side windows. Please print one or three off before you set out, for the rear and both side windows, (if you have them). In a plastic sleeve, this will also work on the cover of a rear door mounted spare wheel, or the back of a motorcyclist’s jacket (with duct tape!):
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27454581/BT...%20Placard.pdf
The Route is available from the link below overdrawn on an OS Map extract for printing, to save marking your maps:
http://tinyurl.com/cg6blud
Thank you, see on the 24th February.
Peak and Derbyshire Vehicle Users Group
Some of the publicity gained by the previous events:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-20471728
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/new...test-1-5268284
http://www.thebmc.co.uk/illegal-offr...-peak-district
http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news...ests-1-5392795
http://youtu.be/uFbrFXHa29M
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-20005880
http://www.bakewelltoday.co.uk/news/...test-1-4857379
http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/g...test-1-4868999
The Peak and Derbyshire Vehicle User Group together with GLASS, TRF and other clubs, are holding another monthly event in the Peak Park to protest against the unfair restrictions on recreational vehicle use of green lanes, currently being proposed by the Peak Park Authority.
Building on the success of our 'Back to Tarmac’ days, we now invite you to our next protest drive on Sunday 24 February 2013.
Like last time we will be focusing on the main roads and the larger towns in the key areas, plus we will have a 'photo opportunity' stop about half way along the route, so pictures can be taken for press and web site use.
This time we will be accompanied by a large advertising trailer to help put our point across.
As before, we shall be meeting at 10.00am in the car park at the rear of the Monsal Head Hotel at grid ref: SK 185 715, which is about 1.4 miles north of Ashford in the Water.
The route is from Monsal Head car park - Ashford in the Water - A6 - Buxton - Dove Holes - Sparrowpit - unclassified road to Winnats Pass - A6187 - Castleton - Hathersage - right on the B6001 - Grindleford - Calver cross roads - A623 - Baslow - through Chatsworth Park on the B6012 - Rowsley - A6 - Bakewell turn right through Ashford again on the B6465 to finish at the Yonderman Café at Wardlow Mires on the junction with the A623. There will be a break and photo opportunity, again, at the lower end of Winnats Pass.
We shall be driving slowly on normal tarmac roads at green laning speeds, in groups, in a legal and non-confrontational manner. A good deal of publicity will be generated in the process, and the participants will have a scenic drive and hopefully a good day out in the peak district.
PLEASE NOTE: We have agreed with the police that we will NOT be holding up any traffic. In fact, encouraging drivers to pass us will provide better visibility of our cause.
Through Dropbox you can access placards for your vehicle, and map overlays for the routes:
An A4 placard is available for use inside vehicle rear and side windows. Please print one or three off before you set out, for the rear and both side windows, (if you have them). In a plastic sleeve, this will also work on the cover of a rear door mounted spare wheel, or the back of a motorcyclist’s jacket (with duct tape!):
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27454581/BT...%20Placard.pdf
The Route is available from the link below overdrawn on an OS Map extract for printing, to save marking your maps:
http://tinyurl.com/cg6blud
Thank you, see on the 24th February.
Peak and Derbyshire Vehicle Users Group
Some of the publicity gained by the previous events:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-20471728
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/new...test-1-5268284
http://www.thebmc.co.uk/illegal-offr...-peak-district
http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news...ests-1-5392795
http://youtu.be/uFbrFXHa29M
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-20005880
http://www.bakewelltoday.co.uk/news/...test-1-4857379
http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/g...test-1-4868999
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