Says Tony Barnett

I HAVE OVER MY 73 YEARS BELONGED TO MANY ORGANISATIONS, THE ARMY, SHOOTING CLUBS, FISHING CLUBS ALL MANNER OF FIELD SPORTS ORGANISATIONS, LURCHER AND FERRET AND SO ON.

THOSE ACTIVITIES I NO LONGER TAKE PART IN ACTIVLEY BUT STILL SUPPORT.

THE STRONGEST, APART FROM GUN LAW, IS THE SPORT OF PIGEON RACING.

IN THAT FOLLOWING I HAVE BEEN SECRETARY AND HELD MANY OTHER COMMITTEE POSITIONS.

TO BELONG TO ANY OF THE SPORTS AND PASTIMES I HAVE JUST MENTIONED CALLS FOR TOTAL COMMITTAL TO THE LAWS AND PROCEDURE AT THE COST OF LOOSING MEMBERSHIP OR AT THE LEAST THAT POSITION.

IN SOME OF THOSE CLUBS ETC, TO COMMIT TO MISLEADING, CHEATING OR MISUSE OF POST, DERELICTION OF RESPONSIBILITY, IS SINE DIED.

BUT ONE THING WE COULD AND CAN ALWAYS RELY ON IS THAT WHAT IT SAY’S ON THE TIN IS STOODBY.

I HAVE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS JOINED THE BHS, THIS WAS AT THE SUGGESTION OF MEMBERS WHO I HAVE CONTACT WITH OVER IMPEDED ACCESS OVER COMMON LAND AND PUBLIC OPEN ACCESS LANDS.

BHS, ON THE INFORMATION LITERATURE AND WEB PAGE MAKE CLAIMS OF TOTAL SUPPORT TO THE MEMBERS, ACCESS OFFICERS AS VOLUNTERS PROMISE TO SUPPORT HORSE RIDERS IN THE AREA WHERE ACCESS IS BEING OBSTRUCTED EITHER BY VERBAL THREATS, OR BY CONSTRUCTIONS SUCH AS GATES, CATTLE GRIDS AND FENCING.

ONE PERSON THAT IS KEEPING WITH HER PROMISE OF VOLUNTARY INVOLVEMENT AS AN ACCESS OFFICER AND AS ONCE A TRUSSTEE IS MAUREEN COMBER, SHE IS THE ONLY ONE SEEN TO BE REPORTING TO BHS AND ALSO REMONSTRATING WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

WE BELIEVED THAT THE BHS WOULD SUPPORT MEMBERS TO HAVE ALL UNLAWFUL ENCLOSURES AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT ANY ATTEMPTS BY BHS AT ARRANGING WITH THE REGISTERING AUTHORITIES TO HAVE THE CLAIMS TO RIGHTS TO ENCLOSE OR TO REGULATE ACCESS OVER COMMON AND PUBLIC ACCESS LANDS INVESTIGATED,

WHY?

THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE; ORGANISATIONS, CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS ARE FORMED ON RULES, OBLIGATIONS AND TRUST.

MONEY, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IS A WAY OF BECOMING A MEMBER, “SUBSCRIPTIONS”.

THE BHS REQUIRES SUBSCRIPTIONS TO KEEP ONE BELONGING TO THAT “CLUB”.

VARIOUS STATEMENTS TO WHAT ONE CAN EXPECT FROM BEING A MEMBER IS QUITE CLEARLY PRINTED, “WE WILL SUPPORT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU ARE ENTITLED TOO, AND SO ON”

“IF WE DIDN’T HAVE OUR ENTHUSISTIC MEMBERS AND DEDICATED VOLUNTERS WE WOULD BE NOTHING AND FALL FAR SHORT OF OUR GOALS”, SAY’S THE PAMHLET.

“YOU COULD JOIN OUT TEAM OF OFFICERS TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT”

“YOU MAY FEEL YOU HAVE VALUABLE SKILLS, YOUR CHANCE TO TELL US WHAT YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE DONE”

WELL OUR RIGHTS ARE TO PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF OUR RIGHTS TO ACCESS FROM ALL POINTS OF VIEW COMMON LANDS.

IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRS TO A MEMBER SUBJECT TO UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES, ON PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, WE EXPECT OUR SOCIETY TO HELP IN OBTAINING JUSTICE AND COMPENSATION, THROUGH THE COURTS IF NECESSARY, YOUR GOALS ?

WELL ACCORING TO THE ACCESS OFFICER MARK WESTON, BHS DOES NOT DEFEND THE INDIVIDUAL” AS DISCUSSED UNDER TERMS OF MY PRACTISING CERTIICATE I CAN ONLY ACT FOR BHS AND NOT INDIVIDULE MEMBERS”

I THOUGHT BHS WAS JUST A LOGO SUPPORTED BY IT’S MEMBERS?

THAT STATEMENT CAME ABOUT BECAUSE THE UNLAWFUL WORKS ON BROXHEAD COMMON SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE LAND REINSTATED.

I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH MAUREEN TO HAVE THE STOCK FENCE TAKEN AWAY, SO MARK WESTON THE SOLICITOR FOR BHS HAS BEEN ASKED TO APPLY UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE 2006 COMMONS ACT TO WINCHESTER COUNTY COURT FOR AN ORDER.

IT IS SIMPLE, IOT IS THE RIGHT UNDER THE 2006 LEGISLATION FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE THAT APPLICATION, BETTER THOUGH IF DONE BY BHS SOLICITOR IN THIS CASE.

REMEMBER THE PAMPHLET?”YOU MAY HAVE VALUABLE SKILLS, AND YOUR CHANCE TO TELL US WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

WELL WE HAVE AND WHAT DO WE GET? “IF, HAVING CONSIDERED THE MATTER FULLY OUR BOARD DECIDED THE SOCIETY SHOULD TAKE ACTION, IT WOULD TAKE ACTION IN THE NAME OF THE SOCIETY AND NOT THE INDIVIDUAL”MAUREEN COMBER”

IT IS THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS BROUGHT THESE MATTERS OUT IN THE OPEN AND ONLY ONE OF THEM IS AN ACCESS OFFICER, OTHERS ARE THE HORSE RIDERS THEMSELVES NOT THE ACCESS OFFICERS.

ACCESS OFFICERS ARE NOT REPORTING OR TAKING ACTION ON THE LOSS OF RIGHTS, THE ACTION IS BEING TAKEN BY OTHERS THROUGH OUR ORGANISATION “COMMON HERITAGE” WE TAKE ON THE CONCERNS AND INVESTIGATE, THEN PASS ON THE INFORMATION TO BHS ONLY TO BE TOLD ACTION WILL NOT BE TAKEN IN THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL.

I SUSPECT NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN UNLESS THE INDIVIDUALE TAKES IT.

IS THE REASON BHS WON’T TAKE ACTION BECAUSE OF ITS CHARITABLE STATUS, I BELIEVE IT IS BECAUSE OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE FOUND THE CHARITY COMMISSION CORRUPT, IT WILL NOT GET INVOLVED AND SO WHATEVER BENEFIT IS OBTAINED THROUGH BELONGING TO A QUANGO, IS KEPT HIDDEN.

MAY BE,  AS LYNN PETERSEN PROMOTES IN HER LETTER TO MAUREEN, IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE, LIKE DROPPING THE CHARITABLE STATUS, ENCOURAGING NEW ACCESS OFFICERS TO COME IN AND TO STAND UP AND DEFEND THE MEMBERS AND NOT THE LOGO?