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Vercors access under threat - petition

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hughpenney

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I have been sent a copy of an article in 'Speleo' magazine, about a threat to access in the commune of Choranche - basically it seems that the village council wants to sell off the communal footpaths to landowners, which will then make it very difficult to walk around the commune, for example to access the cliffs and caves.

An association has been formed to oppose this 'privatisation' of footpaths - 'Chemins pour tous' - and they have a petition at:

http://www.change.org/fr/p%C3%A9titions/monsieur-le-maire-de-choranche-abandonnez-l-ali%C3%A9nation-et-organisez-une-concertation-pour-rechercher-une-solution-acceptable-par-tous-r%C3%A9ouvrez-%C3%A0-la-circulation-tous-les-chemins-ruraux-actuellement-barr%C3%A9s-par-les-riverains

A very good video explains the situation (in French) and is here: http://vercorstv.wmaker.tv/Choranche-des-chemins-pour-tous_v728.html
 
so far the petition has nearly 3500 signatures - and, hilariously, the Mairie gets an email every time someone signs!

If you love the Vercors please help the local cavers and climbers to keep their access.
 
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