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Petition update, 13 May 2009

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Access to and along inland waters in England and Wales for non powered craft is severely restricted, more limited than for any other country in the World.

Access would provide millions of people, (canoeists, anglers, walkers, boaters and other interest groups) with opportunities to recreate near home, with added benefits for public health, education, social cohesion and local economies.

Public access to land has been strengthened by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. Coastal Access is part of the Marine Bill.

Legislation for Public Access to Inland Waters could be on the principles set by the access to water section of the Land Reform Act (Scotland) 2003 and Scottish Outdoor Code. Inland waters are important habitats for flora and wildlife. Legislation supported by an Access Code would highlight environmental responsibilities for sustainable access to maintain and improve bio-diversity.

Natural England rejects Voluntary Access Agreements (as do we). They are: • Unable to deliver permanent and secure access • Unfit to tackle long standing resistance to access • Access would be piecemeal, not continuous

Current signatories

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• David Robinson
• Neil Jeffery
• David Reeve
• Michael Perry
• Monique Decrind
• R Meadows
• John Booker
• andrew rudge
• Nicholas Dalton
• Gary Wyatt
• Ken Allcock
• J.A.S.Kennell
• Jonathan Brusby
• Nigel Heaps
• Pam Rudge
• Mike Bainbridge
• Jason Whelan
• malc keighley
• Paul Carder
• Paul Redmond
• S Greaves
• Philip MacDonald
• Shameek Upadhya
• Sam Messenger
• Vibhuti Patel
• Puneet Gupta
• Bindiya
• Jackie Walker
• Andy Trunks
• james jacob
• Chris Brown
• Mark Allery
• Eric Hepworth
• Andy Rankin
• Martin Stone
• Ben Peach
• Neill Morrison
• ken clegg
• Jon Brown
• Jonathan Briscoe
• Debbie Briscoe
• robin bertrand
• peter oregan
• jamesmetcalfe
• C Payne
• Keith Tedbury
• Elsie Ashworth
• David Southgate
• Nick Praill
• Martin Walker
• Alistair Webb
• jonathan richards
• Andelene Asaro
• Emma Key
• Michael Hatton
• Richard Adam
• Barrie Taylor
• Paul Roberts
• Paul McFadyen
• Stuart Clarke
• Mark Snow
• jmonday
• PAUL HEALEY
• Keith Midgley
• Oliver David Harding
• Robert Spencer
• Michael Dawes
• Graeme Poole
• Bruce Taylor
• Edan Edison
• Mike Medlicott
• Dr Gareth Stoyle
• James Crockford
• Jaimie Cahlil
• Zoe Albon
• John Attree
• Andy Davis
• Adrian Worth
• Karol Anne Sheppard
• Briony Sheppard
• Philip Mitchell
• marc munro
• Leigh Balmforth
• Martyn George
• stephen heth
• Alex Fleming
• steven walters
• Chris Bond
• Dave Moran
• Hideaki Page
• Michael Fulton
• Martin Wragge
• nigel sutton
• Andrew Cook
• E Wickes
• Sarah Lansley
• neil toplis
• Stephen Howard Duncan
• Gemma Gregory
• Simon Draper
• Nicola Topham
• cameron dalziel
• Paul McNally
• Megan Ellershaw
• Robert Sharrock
• Simon Pilbeam
• Jenni Lister
• Andrew Cheesbrough
• Colin Henderson
• Michael Stanyard
• Andrew Meade
• Chris Day
• Martin Chapman
• Thomas Tyrie
• andrew whelan
• Andy Blackmore
• Ian Lett
• Philip Weston-Ril;ey
• Shane Pettingill
• Konnor Pettingill
• Bill Girvan
• Jason Crump
• Nicolas Griggs
• Jo Taylor
• Russell Tilling
• Becky Pollard
• KEVIN BROADWAY
• Cedric Knight
• Kevin Coombes
• B. Borthwick
• Christina Davies
• B H Lazell
• Iain Walters
• Jonny Jones
• mark whitelock
• Martin Loynds
• Paula Knight
• H J Symanowski
• Richard Maltby
• mark bradbury
• chris furlong
• Oscar Hodgson
• B S Zmuda
• Ian McManus
• Ian Garlick
• Jane Holgate
• Simon Cleaver
• Gary "perception whiplash" johnstone
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• Philip Howard
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• Michael Bridge
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• aleister martin
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• Jason Green
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• Daniel Virgin
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• matthew ramsay
• andre Jaskowiak
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• richard davis
• charles hobbs
• Mark Opie
• Stephen Lee
• Stephanie Jones
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• Marc Ruse
• Alan Freeman
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• K Brown
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• clayton fussell
• Heather Holt
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• Philip Raymond
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• mark asquith
• R P Miller
• Prasana Vummudi
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• Paul Jeanneret
• rob flockhart
• William Anderson
• James Edward Ehlert
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• charlotte houldcroft
• lesley old
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• Linda Callender
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• stephen palmer
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• David Smith
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• Kirsty Richardson
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• John Wade
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• Chris Williams
• Julie Jefferies
• Martin Price
• Lee Matthews
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• Daniel Ravenhill
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• Craig Black
• G.C.Davies
• john barton
• wayne cooper
• Richard Goodband
• Simon hayes
• Tim Wilby
• Dave Neal
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• Simon Bell
• Christopher Michael Bailey
• Russell Hill
• Andrew Casebow
• Martin Tierney
• Jonathan Jeacocke
• Trevor Wade
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• Michael Corner
• Russell Hurst
• David Lynch
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• Charlotte Skinner
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• Lizzi Hossack
• nigel bond
• david musselwhite
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• Steven G I Watkin
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• Darren Tecklenberg
• Thorsten Schrader
• patrick roche
• Richard Salter
• William Hutton
• bruce griffiths
• shane taylor
• helen yearnshire
• Scott Martin
• Dr Lee P. Brown
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• geoffrey mizen
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• David Slack
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• VICTORIA L.ALLEN
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• Leslie Hodgson
• matthew newman
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• Jason Knight
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• gary langham
• harry pressly
• John McKinlay
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• JAMIE JOHNSON-MARSHALL
• Pamela Parkinson
• James Finn
• matt tester
• Jack Pinnegor
• Tilley Tebbutt
• Richard littlejohn
• Dr Adrian Oram
• neil douglas
• Andrew Lang
• Paul Hammock
• john van Uden
• Peter Carleton
• c.harris
• Martin Wilkins
• Anthony Snell
• Paul Targett
• Tim Cottle
• colin wilson
• Thorsten Babetzki
• Ralph Gilsenan
• Matias Fagerlund
• Gareth Johns
• Malcolm Carline
• Lynne Alexander
• Andy Prout
• Sarah Prout
• Colin Ray
• Sam Cresswell
• Katie Edwards
• Gareth J Edwards
• Justin Mccarthy
• andrew chemney
• Kerri Hook
• David O'Neill
• reg nicholls
• Karl Uzzell
• Daniel Redmond
• John smith
• Shaun Bradbury
• Trevor Bland
• Rebecca McFadyen
• jo oughton
• Jeff Hilton
• GP Reynolds
• John Faulkner
• Arthur McTighe
• Penelope Allport
• Helen Baxter
• Jon Phillips
• Richard Lea
• Carl Reynolds
• Michael Wood
• Joel Perkin
• Paul Broomfield
• Sarah Tunnicliffe
• Brian Alborough
• Anna Stanton-Fyans
• Andrew Martin
• Rebecca White
• S.K. Moody
• Kevin Game
• Rob Chappell
• george humphreys
• Leanne Holman
• neil johns
• Peter Timmins
• Andrew Sadler
• dave davies
• Timothy Campbell
• Stephan Hartung
• Charles James Jenkins
• Libby Griffiths
• Karl Bungey
• Theo Jarratt
• J Allan
• graham reynolds
• John McFadyen
• Richard Leason
• John Adams
• Sarah Bamford
• Andrew Poole
• Neil Heath
• Mark Smith
• Jonny Crew
• Howard Culley
• Ben Nuttall
• Chantel Threlfall
• nigel wash
• Tom Lowry
• Martin Hall
• Jon Elliott
• Kate O'Farrell
• Richard Trott
• D. Naylor
• John Lloyd-Jones
• andrew parrish
• Gary Hamer
• Nick Murphy
• Mark Beasley
• Andrew Todd
• Matthew Ford
• Lynda Dykstra
• Robert Crofts
• Malcolm Kane
• daniel bick
• Peter Clarke
• Daniel Etherington
• Gareth Duncan
• Tim Putnam
• Stephanie Mackie
• brian daniels
• Michael Nelson
• Carolyn Nelson
• Chris Edmonds

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