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Topic ID 5015
18/04/2011 by mb1
East Herts Second Best Rural Area in UK
According to this story in the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/apr/18/south-cambridgeshire-tops-quality-of-life-survey), East Herts ranks just below South Cambridgeshire in a new survey of the best rural bits of Britain to live in.
It's a pity the county council is so intent on making us a suburb of London with thousands upon thousands of new houses, major developments like incinerators, turning Brookfield Farm into a fully-fledged shopping mall etc.
Give it a decade or so and we won't qualify to be in this survey, so enjoy the good rural life while you can.
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Reply ID 57987
24/04/2011 by Scottman
Alternatively, we can all try to preserve what is so good while allowing judicious development so others can share it.
That requires wisdom from our councillors and MPs - so choose wisely !
Reply ID 57990
24/04/2011 by mb1
Clearly Scottman your week away has allowed you to come back with a glass half full look on life!! Which is good!
Reply ID 58019
25/04/2011 by Scottman
You're right in a way - a week in Cameroon with no electricity and often no running water did rather recalibrate my view of the world we live in. Mind you, the air pollution there from indiscriminate burning of rubbish and land for agriculture, plus many cars and lorries with poor diesel emissions, also made me value our CURRENTLY good air quality here !!!!
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