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“Take then, smooth Path, this tribute of my love, Thou emblem pure of legal liberty!” William Mason, Sonnet XII, to a Gravel Walk Welcome to r u r a l r e c r e a t i o n, a grassroots campaigning body set up to put forward on your behalf new views and develop action research projects on the issues of access, environment and inclusion in the British countryside. Our aims are: Access for everyone Respect for environment Inclusion for people
NEWS Proposal for rapid response unit - invasive species respository (marine) - Mike Cox, Childs and Sulzmann architects	Immersion: A strategic framework for eco-recreation in British waters launches new vision of sustainable water cultures in the 21st century - 80 page full report available. Sustainable fish protein - aquaculture meets lido Invasive species - voluntary public biosecurity Regenerating seaside towns - urban scuba Following on from this work we will be working with Aune Head Arts on three action research projects in the Autumn of 2009, Immersible, Submersion, and Immersed. Partners, funders and volunteers are being sought to assist with this project - contact us now to find out more
Sustainable tourism: oxymoron or acheivable aspiration ? r u r a l r e c r e a t i o n will be working with eco-campaigners Turn Lyme Green to see whether Lyme Regis in Dorset can lead the way in becoming less dependent on fossil fuels...
	We have recently launched the Jaywick Tourist Board - a DIY tourism intiative for the village of Jaywick on the Essex coast. Take an internet, or audio, guided tour at www.jaywicked.org. Watch this space for a new mobile phone tour of Jaywick's Flood Risk Assesmment coming soon. Part of Arcadia Revisited, this project which will support residents and vistors to look again at the regeneration, tourism and marshes.
For any who missed it our project the Inclusive Path called on walkers in the Cumbrian fells to reduce their footprint. Part of the FRED festival from the 4th to 7th of October 2007 in Cumbria, the project attracted hundreds of visitors and participants. Have a look at the pictures - click on this link Album. More details on Inclusive Path here...	A participant in Inclusive Path at Keswick
Proposed new access for Haytor, Devon	Our first action research project, Stairway to Heaven, was to make a Dartmoor tor in Devon accessible to all. Unfortunately it was rejected at the planning stage by Dartmoor National Park but made headlines around the world. With your help however it can be different. To make a donation or write in support of the project contact us at mail at ruralrecreation.org.uk Read more about this project here...