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My Country's culture > your Country's culture. Dream on sonny, respect other people's culture and that idea may work. I hear they love you over Benidorm way.

Sadly your application for an 'English Festival' would be turned down as your romantic view of what defines Englishness is to anyone with their eyes open a long forgotten myth. 'Your lot' have done a good job of ensuring that over the years. I think your John Major was the last one who quoted that romantic fantasy of a merry England, and whilst he was bedding up with the bird with the sour eggs. Now if 'our lot' had an historical re-enactment fund then you may have some success, but we don't. Culture is the bedrock of our community, camera cars seem to be the rock of yours., dont blame us. As a side note, The Irish government through the Emigrant Support Programme have since 2004 allocated over ?65m in support of Irish communities in Britain. So the traveller gatherings will continue as they were, pre the 'Irish festival', and if that takes place on common land then so be it.

When i says 'your lot' i mean your people who make your rules, we have our own councils thanks. as for the other bit here it is.....not that it means much, to some common lands is common lands Officers have received the result of a local search which confirms as anticipated that the property is part of Peckham Rye Common which is registered as Common Land under the Commons Registration Act 1965. Common Land is subject to ?rights of common? example rights of grazing, or of cutting bracken, in common with other people. There is no single legal definition of Common Land but in general it means land that is registered under the 1965 Act or the Commons Act 2006. The 2006 Act updated the 1965 Act and provides that Common land is protected from development. Under section 38 of the 2006 Act consent from the Secretary of State is required to any restricted works on registered common land. Restricted works are those which prevent or impede access to or over the land, which might include erecting fencing, constructing buildings, digging ditches, but also includes the resurfacing of land with tarmac and similar materials. http://moderngov.southwarksites.com

The lower half of the common is common land, always has bin, and i will save me coin ta. Theres been a fair going back centuries. Use to be on the fields around the Kentish Drovers, all thast left now is a travellers site very close. There's always been gatherins in the area and these fairs were swept up by southwark and move to the Rye. This one's under southwarks banner has been going 23years. they gave about 40grand, but i think most was invisible subsidy or something. Anyway i spied a camera car parked up bythe rye the other day. How much to kit that out and man? Thats what your lot do to culture they sweep it away and spend it on silly little camera cars. Well not this culture, there's a fair coming so dont you worry mister K.

Peckham Rye Common which is registered as Common Land under the Commons Registration Act 1965. Common Land is subject to ?rights of common? example rights of grazing, or of cutting bracken, in common with other people. Southwark has had a sizeable Irish population since the 1600s. Large numbers came after the Potato Famine, to work in the docks and build the railways. Communities grew up at ?Jacobs? Island?, Long Lane, Mint Street and Old Kent Road, gradually spreading into Peckham and Camberwell. More recently Irish Traveller families have made Southwark their settled home. Significant numbers of Southwark?s contemporary white ?English? population probably have some Irish roots. Southwark is one of the London boroughs that hosts a yearly Irish festival.

It with great sadness that Southwark Council, with support from local councillors have decided to try and withdraw the funding for the long established Irish Festival which takes place yearly on Peckham Rye Common, common land after all. Historically this festival had its roots in a travellers gathering. The National Gypsy Education Council have been informed and once the current issue in Essex is resolved resources will be directed to re-instating this fair. If you wish to show your support then please contact the council on any of the following links below http://www.grtleeds.co.uk/information/GypsyCouncil.html http://www.gypsy-association.co.uk/contact.html. The annual Gypsy Council's AGM takes place on the 10th of September 2011 at Greenwich University, email for information.

Glad someone stepped into help you H-NOT, 10 pages of witnessing you getting bashed around the brain box by a teenage revolutionary was getting a bit much!