The Anti's are at it again !!! Viking Way

[schuee]

Looks like the local weekly news paper "The Grantham Journal" have joined the anti 4x4 bandwagon.
Fuelled by the rantings of the chairman of the local Ramblers group, they are again blaming quad bike's, motocross, and 4x4 users for carving huge rutts in footpaths in the Grantham area.
Then the author goes onto say that a 9 mile stretch of the Viking Way between Saltby and Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir has been destroyed by motorised vehicles.If he had done his homework he would see that the Viking Way does not pass through Saltby, only near it.The local Ramblers group claim they walk this stretch fairly regulary and now these paths are unusable due to the mud, I would like to know how regular is "we walk these fairly regular".Or maybe they are sick of getting no response from the local council, and decided to contact local rag.Also over Xmas we used the strech they are talking about, and the rutts could only have been made by agricultural vehicles, infact we turned around so as not to cause anymore damage, though no one comments on the sensible 4x4 users
Then a local resident claims that it has been ruined for cyclists, riders, and walkers, and get this it has been ruined by the one group who are not supposed to use it :?  :?
Just goes to show what people who have not got a clue what they are talking about, will say when fuelled by hear say.They are welcoming feedback, so I guess plenty of MC members have travelled the Viking Way, so it would be good for a response from 4x4 users.
The e-mail address is         comment@granthamjournal.co.uk

Here is a link to the article.
http://picasaweb.google.com/schuee/GranthamJournalVikingWayArticle/photo#5025203232660002882

[Range Rover Blues]

There is an old Yorkshire saying, "today's nespapers, tomorrow's chip-wrapper".

They have to print something, it's their job.  Must have been a slow news day.

[hobbit]

Funny no mention of some person who drags blockages across some sections of the way then, someone was seen lurking in some trees recently, and when the vehicles came back down some fallen trees had been dragged onto the lane, on a bend, would have been interesting for a bike or horse had found it

Also yes a couple of sections of the way have been well rutted for quite some time now, virtually impassable on two wheels never mind 4, and this was over a year ago

Shows how often they 'walk' these routes

[Boggert]

Hey Schuee,

I have spoken to the GLASS rep for the area and he is on the case, I suspect our blessed news paper is going to get some emails.
Im in Czech at the moment let us know what the say in recponce, if they give one.  :lol:

Oh its snowing hard at the moment.... only problem is the car is in the UK