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    Dee Days 20/21 November 2004

    As some of you are aware i do alot of kayaking and this coming weekend there is a protest to try to address the poor access situation we have in England and Wales. Here whats happening:
    DEE DAYS 20/21 NOVEMBER 2004.
    We will be organising a weekend event in Llangollen to highlight the lack of river access.

    The aim is to make the public aware of the current access situation and the damage that it is doing to both the economy of the town and Canoe-sport as a whole. It is hoped that this issue is of such importance to canoeists that we get the largest number of participants in one place ever! We are looking to get full media coverage of the event and to make a major positive impact on the public perception of the problem.

    The provisional timetable is:

    Saturday, Fun Rodeo Event at Mile End Mill.

    Saturday, Evening Party, Mile End Mill.

    Sunday 11am-1pm Official Protest in Llangollen Town.

    Access to the event/party and the Mile End Mill site is free.

    For more information please contact:
    DeeDays@jjraftcanoe.com Jim Jayes. 19.9.04
    If anyone here can help out in any way i would be very grateful. I'll be up there all weekend if anyone wants a beer Saturday night?

    I am particulary interested in peoples witty 'banner slogan ' ideas. Stuff like:
    "Rivers run free and so do we "
    "Forgive us our trespasses or give us our accesses!"
    "DEFRA - Dept For Restricting Acces"
    "Water is renewable, fish are finite"
    "The river flows free to the sea"
    "Rain is free and flows past everyone"
    "Water leaves no footprints"
    "One Right to rule them all, One Right to divide them, One Right to preclude them all, the Legal system bind them."
    I know some of you peeps are also involved in the government and possibly the media and we are desperate to try to get as MUCH media coverage as possable. The offical press release can be found HERE or below:
    Access to the countryside is now a reality but why does it not include rivers?

    Despite the problems of children and adults spending too much time on TV and Computer Games and the growing obesity problem, one fantastic sport is being denied to them due to an antiquated situation in this country. Most of our rivers, a prime leisure venue, are closed to all forms of boating and canoeing, mainly due to the fishing lobby. In fact 98% of the rivers in England and Wales have no public access for canoeists whatsoever.

    Canoeing is a sport which is both an excellent form of exercise and is extremely ecologically friendly, producing absolutely no harmful emissions. It encourages the youth of today to get outside and into the countryside like no other sport can.

    Over 2,000,000 people try canoeing each year but most fail to carry on due to the lack of venues to paddle. We should be encouraging these people, not putting obstacles in their way. It is time for the government to take action if it is serious about promoting healthy living and making the countryside available for all.

    We took a silver medal in the men’s kayak and a bronze in the ladies‘, at this years Olympic Games, but our athletes have to train abroad most of the time due to the lack of access in this country. This frustration is not only there for the competitive canoeist but also for the recreational paddler.

    Jim Jayes of JJ Canoeing and Rafting, Llangollen, is organising a protest weekend to raise public awareness of the problems facing the sport. They have invited every canoeist and their supporters to attend and are expecting between two and five thousand canoeists to be there. As well as canoeing events throughout the weekend on their stretch of the RIVER DEE they will also have a mass march starting at the International Pavilion Llangollen, 11am on Sunday 21st November.

    The aim is to make the public aware of the current access situation and the damage it is doing to the tourist economy and the sport of canoeing. We hope that this will in turn encourage the government to look again at the whole issue, and improve the situation to bring us into line with Scotland and the rest of Europe where most rivers are open to the public, in the way that the Countryside Bill has opened up the countryside to Ramblers.

    Contact: Jim Jayes.
    Tel/Fax: 01978 860763 E-mail enquiries@jjraftcanoe.com
    Website http://www.jjraftcanoe.com
    All the infor about whats happening is on this website ampongst alot of others ---------------> www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk

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    cool I live about 5 miles from Llangollen so may be up for a beer

    Will have a look at the site and see what I can do to help

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