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Mistley Swans

I don't know if you have looked up where we are on the map, but if you do so you will find that we are about 60 miles (100 km) north west from London on a huge estuary and it is very quiet here, with lots of mute swans, geese, ducks and black swans.

Anyway, once upon a time the second largest herd of swans lived on the estuary, note the word herd not flock, and even in the 1950's there were about 1000 swans living here. However, now with habitat destruction and pollution their numbers are down to about 250 and would be on their way down to zero - that is EXTINCT - without the efforts of a group of people called Swan Watch who are looking after them.

Now, Mistley with its excellent communications by road, sea, rail and even air, Stansted is not so far away, has attracted a large number of people who work in London and have little knowledge of rural matters and complain of such things as pigeon droppings on their windows, etc.

Some of these said people have decided that Swans and Mistley do not mix, in spite of the fact that the swans have been here for thousands of years, and have mounted a campaign to stop them being looked after, the only way they know. Which is to join the local council and try to pass by-laws and to put round a petition to gain support, which incidentally has more porkies than the average butchers shop.

So, battle lines are drawn, if you love swans let me know and I will put you on a mailing list to let you know what is happening, tell you about the web site, when it is ready, and maybe ask you to sign up to a counter petition.

If you are interested please mail me on rsi@dsl.pipex.com

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