English Heritage 'pull up drawbridge' on Cornish campaigners!

Bristol, England based publicly funded quango refuses to answer questions from Cornish public!

Bristol based 'English' Heritage, a publicly funded and out of control quango with no democratic accountability have said that they will refuse to answer any more questions from campaign group 'Save Penwith Moors' (SPM).

A less than open organisation with a devious political agenda and one which exercises much control over Cornwall's pre English ancient sites, 'English' Heritage's Andrew Vines has written to SPM informing 'I now believe there is nothing more we can do to help you and, whilst we will continue to monitor the sites, we will not answer further correspondence on the matter.'

This is a disgraceful state of affairs and in the sure knowledge that 'English' Heritage and their quango bed fellow 'Natural England' are overseeing the destruction of Cornish historical sites, the Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League has written to all of Cornwall's MPs asking for an enquiry into this out of control quango.

English Heritage's email address is: customers@english-heritage.org.uk and the Cornwall Branch has invited one and all to write to the quango and to express their disgust! The photographs below speak volumes for English Heritage's stewardship of just one iconic pre English site.

The letter sent to MPs is below:

AN KESUNYANS KELTEK – SCOREN KERNEWEK

CORNWALL BRANCH OF THE CELTIC LEAGUE

A National Branch of the Celtic League which has roster consultative status at the United Nations.

14 March, 2014

Dear

ENGLISH HERITAGE - PENWITH MOORS

I write on behalf of the Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League which has members and followers in every Westminster Parliamentary Constituency in Cornwall and beyond.

I refer to a letter dated 10 March, 2014 sent to the grassroots campaigning organisation Save Penwith Moors (SPM) which now has in excess of 700 members signed by Andrew Vines, Planning and Conservation Director South West, English Heritage 29 Queen Square, Bristol BS1 4ND and which responds to questions concerning the ongoing mismanagement of Penwith Moors by English Heritage and Natural England.

Our organisation supports wholeheartedly the work of Save Penwith Moors recognising that it enjoys a groundswell of democratic public support and that it operates in a fully transparent manner.

The final paragraph of Andrew Vines' letter has caused utter astonishment not only to the membership of SPM but also of other organisations including the Celtic League.

I quote: 'I now believe there is nothing more we can do to help you and, whilst we will continue to monitor the sites, we will not answer further correspondence on the matter.'

That this has been written by the representative of a publicly funded Non-Departmental Public Body is both disgraceful and unacceptable in a democracy. English Heritage and their associated NDPB, Natural England appear to be out of control.

We question English Heritage's stance on this matter, call for an immediate apology from them and an investigation into their working practices. We further believe that heritage and environmental management should be subject of democratic accountability at Cornwall Council level.

Will you support this call please?

Gans oll an gwella / with very best wishes

MC
Convener
Cornwall Branch Celtic League

Celtic League website: http://www.celticleague.net/

Save Penwith Moors website: http://savepenwithmoors.com/

Photographs show Men-an-Tol being destroyed by cattle licensed by Natural England assisted by English Heritage.