What People Say

• Good idea, especially the “influence” of the area on cultural thought and ideas.  Also the National Park boundaries need to be re-assesed, they may have been logical in the 1950’s but not now.- Martin Purdy, Kendal Read Reply

  Thanks for your useful information and friendly helpful staff manning the exhibition.  – J. Hetherington, Kendal

  Protect the green areas in the lake district before it becomes over built and spoilt.  Visitors come to see the natural beauty not a lot of modern villages.  – Peter Train, Staveley.

  Good Luck with UNESCO, John Grant, Woodford

  Heritage status aims to support the look and form of the lakekland landscape.  This comes from how people live & earn on that landscape. It therefore needs community support and needs to support the community.  Factors that are important are the retention of the village school, shop, post office and church to keep nucleal communities alive.  More fully occupied houses in villages by full time residents (active residency).  Less dependency on cars – more public transport.  A living landscape retains locally based talent and business.  Stuart Forbes, Ross-Shire, Highlands. Read Reply

  We recently had an area designated a World Heritage Site, The Rideau Canal and Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario.  The Canal goes between Ottawa and Kingston in the province of Ontario.  A lot of effort was put into aquiring the designation and we are happy for it.  WM. T. Murdoch, Kingston, Ontario, Canada