I know when the buggy restrictions came in last year at Hoylake, the club there had emails from all over the country. Guys were recording their details in case numbers wrer restricted(you have to be a club member to buggy now!!)



Has any notice been placed on the flexifoil web site as this would be a great way to increase petition numbers, kite flyers all over the country would add weight to the argument. Who says it has to be a local issue??



safety in numbers!!

As stated in another forum, if someone can provide the design, I could arrange for printing of some flyers advertising / recruiting for the formation of a club or petition sheets for use at the car boot sale.



I to asked a question to the RSPB regarding West Kirby.



Q. I have been looking at your web site for nature reserves in the Wirral area. Your site lists Gayton Sands at Parkgate as your recognised site. I would like to ask the question, does the coast of West Kirby have any recognised bird protection such as those list on your website?



A. There is the Burton Marshes reserve although this is not widely publicised because there are no parking facilities. The next nearest RSPB reserve is Marshside at Southport and I can testify to this being an excellent site.



Perhaps this isnt relavent to the situation and West Kirby is classified elsewhere, but I have not been able establish another listed classification for the area.



Hold on a min am gonna edit this, I've just had a thought, have the birds from West Kirby possibly gone to Gayton Manor just a little further up the river?? Perhaps this area is the officially recognised RSPB because the bird numbers are high and the enviromental conditions there are more suitable to the birds!!

edited by: boardy, Aug 27, 2003 - 11:05 PM

To my knowledge the Beach at West Kirby is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), now I don't know if this was because of the birds or because of the very rare Knatterjack Toads that live there, it would be worth finding out if the SSSI status has anything to do with the birds.

Kiters have known about the proposed restrictions for some time and we have posted our concerns on this and on the BKSA web sites .

I have also approached the Beach Patrol with some suggestions and also asked for help from the B.K.S.A on how to set up a Kiting club and also how best to approach this situation ,which has already happened at Hayling Island.

One of my concerns with the proposed sailing area is that,now all the learner kiters are going to be forced into the same area as the windsurfers and more experienced Kiters,with all the potential dangers and hazards that ,that will produce.

I'm sure that if we all work together ,as previously suggested by Bert or Ernie [sorry ,can't remember who ] we can hopefuly work with the Ranger / twitchers e.t.c ,to come to a ammicable agreement.

Although ,up to now ,the council haven't been the slightest bit interested in meeting with us or hearing what we have to say !

SSSI:



English Nature will know why it has been clasified. E-mail: northwest@english-nature.org.uk, Phone +44 (0)1942 820342



Club Name:



How about leave the Estuary bit and the club bit out.



The Dee Boardriders. (D.

Firstly it makes typing it easier and a two letter acronym is easy to recongnise than a 4 letter one. I doubt Deutsche Bahn will mind is stealing there acronym.

edited by: MRG, Aug 28, 2003 - 01:00 PM