Bywyd Dinesig a Chymunedol
Yr Orymdaith dros Ryddid a Bywoliaeth
Roedd llawer o bobl wedi gorymdeithio yn Llundain ar 22 Medi 2002,
dau ddiwrnod cyn dydd ysgrifennur dyddiadur. Dyma rai or sylwadau
a gafwyd ganddynt ar y dudalen hon.
Roedd 24 Medi wedi bod yn ddydd o weithredu i ddau ymddiriedolaeth bywyd gwyllt
ym Mhowys hefyd a chyferir atynt fan hyn.
- I had a chat about the
March in London that we went to on Sunday (It was an amazing experience, with
over 400,000 people marching past the cenotaph, No 10 and Parliament, expressing
their concerns about the state of the countryside, and the government's animosity
towards us).
- I popped into the adjacent office of the
local newspaper, one of three publications, and told the reporter of my day
in London last Sunday when I took part in the Liberty and Livelihood March
organised by the Countryside Alliance. He was most interested and intends
to publish my comments on the overall success of the event. It was the largest
march ever held which went to prove the strength of feeling by people concerned
about rural affairs. It was all most peaceful and good spirited despite a
small gathering of people who strongly believe fox hunting should be banned.
All the people to whom I spoke on the day were there because they believed
in liberty and freedom for the individual to choose their own particular country
pursuit. I am in full agreement with this choice.
- Newspapers full of Countryside March. 400,000
people marched in London to protest erosion of country life. Rural Affairs
minister "can't understand why they marched" - that's precisely
why they did.
- Met Tom and Jan for coffee. They were staying
in the caravan but admitted it was a bit cold last night. They were surprised
when I said I had been on the Countryside March in London yesterday. Well,
our forebears had all been farmers, and I felt I wanted to be part of it.
Whether it will make any difference is another thing, but at least it showed
that the people in the country are not going to be walked over and that they
should be considered in the general scheme of things.
- Mum came downstairs and said she'd just got
off the phone to an old friend who said they had seen me on the front page
of the Daily Telegraph marching for liberty and livelihood. That put me in
a good mood for the rest of the day.
- Went to Kington to fill car with LPG (liquid
petroleum gas) and to return wheelchair borrowed for disabled supporter of
last Sunday's 'Liberty and Livelihood' march in London.
- My legs seem rather stiff after the miles
walked in London on Sunday on the Liberty and Livelihood rally. Think I've
also caught a cold from one of the other marchers on the coach as I now have
a sore throat.
- Two rescue sheepdogs, victims of the current
changes in agricultural policy (they should have marched with the Countryside
Alliance on Sunday!) rouse me from the warmth of my duvet.
- Up by 7.30am feeling tired and legs still
sore after Sunday's long day at Liberty and Livelihood march in London . .
. Bryan and I went to dismantle the poster board we'd put up advertising the
Liberty and Livelihood march. It was 20' x 8'. It was in a friend's field
on the A470 between Builth and Erwood - easier dismantling than erecting.
- [We] went on the Countryside
Alliance Liberty and Livelihood March in London on Sunday: we walked, or shuffled
for 6.5 hours amongst 407,000 people from all over the UK and our legs were
subsequently rather stiff!