Readers and correspondents may remember me posting this pic a few days ago and suggesting it may be a good idea to complain to the Countryside people. Well I did just that myself expecting loads of useful condemnation and action. I was sadly disallusioned as I seem to have been very often when asking for help from organisations who appear to be exactly what I need. Here is a response to my compaint below.

From : <Joanna.Houston@countryside.gov.uk> Sent : 19 April 2006 09:10:46 To : peterturtill@hotmail.com Subject : Fw: Website Feedback Form
Dear Mr Turtill,
Thank you for submitting a website feedback form.
I am sorry you have experienced problems using access land. However thissign does not belong to The Countryside Agency, it is owned and placedthere by the local authority which in this case I believe is Suffolk CountyCouncil. To clarify, The Countryside Agency mapped the land under theCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, however responsibility for accesson the ground always lies with the local authority.
The link below should help point you in the right direction.
Shortcut to:http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/Environment/PublicRightsOfWay/OpenAccessInSuffolk.htm
Regards,
The Web Team.

Yes I then had a look at the link they gave above and it says

"What you can't do on access land
Camping, cycling, horse riding, motor sports and the driving of any vehicle other than a mobility scooter or buggy."

So that is settled then except I have two dirty great gates to get my wheel chair over. They seem to have overlooked that minor point just as the Countryside people have over looked the fact it is not Suffolk County Council who are responsible. I would at least have expected them to pass the buck in the correct direction, IBC. I will persevere.

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