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thamesweb	Foot and Mouth Disease	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1152 (09/15/07 14:08:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	NOVEMBER 6th 2007 Windsor Great Park has now been reopened following restrictions imposed during the Foot and Mouth outbreak. The following posts are retained here by way of record. A sad sight. The magnificent Long Walk usually enjoyed by hundreds of visitors on a beautiful day like this, deserted, except for the deer up by the Copper Horse. As a precaution, Windsor Great Park was closed to visitors as a result of the nearby FMD outbreak near Egham. The Long Walk was closed south of Straight Road (to Old Windsor) as were other gateways into the park. Runnymede, and the pathway across to the memorials, was also closed off though the low fence is easily stepped over, (which I do not recommend...) The restrictions meant that: > The National Carriage Driving event was cancelled > The Guards Polo Club cancelled their events > Disinfectant pads installed at vehicle entrances into the park > The deer park was closed > Suspension of all horse riding permits > All dogs to be kept on their leads > Warning signs positioned. The Crown Estate webpage about the closures is here . Last Edited By: thamesweb 03/14/08 03:07:34. Edited 1 time.
thamesweb	Foot and mouth disease outbreak update from RBWM	#1	[-]
Posts: 1152 (09/17/07 08:57:55) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	17/09/2007 Royal Borough councillors and trading standards officers have been working throughout the weekend to ensure farmers and the general public are kept up to date with information about the foot and mouth disease outbreak across the border in Surrey. Local footpaths that fall inside the 3K protection zone have been signposted and closed and are now being patrolled regularly by police and trading standards officers to ensure people steer clear. Cllr Colin Rayner, lead member for highways, transport and the environment, said: "We haven't yet found anyone ignoring the ban inside the protection zone and we are very pleased by this level of co-operation. Anyone found breaking the exclusion could face a fine of up to 5,000 or six months' jail but I am confident that, judging by the public's responsible behaviour so far, we won't need to use these tougher measures although we will if we have to. Foot and mouth disease can spread very easily and has already resulted in more than 1,000 animal slaughtered in Surrey in the last week." The council has asked Defra for permission to close footpaths within the 10K surveillance zone if necessary and is awaiting a response. In the meantime trading standards officers have liaised with local farmers and have produced notices asking the public not to use footpaths or rights of way unless absolutely necessary. Steve Johnson, trading standards manager, said: "We would again urge people to avoid farms and footpaths wherever possible or, if their visit is necessary, to comply with any bio-security measures in place. In this way we will help protect the Royal Borough from any potential spread of this dreadful disease." Trading standards officers, who are on 24-hour standby throughout the current situation, were also out at the weekend delivering Defra information packs to farmers. Signs warning motorists that they are entering/leaving the affected areas have been erected at points where the borough's roads cross the both the protection and surveillance zones. No movements of livestock are allowed across the country at the moment, except under special licence. If anyone sees livestock being moved they can report it to the Royal Borough's trading standards service on 01628 683802. Dead animals found on roads in the Royal Borough should also be reported on 01628 683802. Further guidance (including advice to horse owners) is available on the Defra website www.defra.gov.uk or on the council's website www.rbwm.gov.uk, which includes a map showing the extent of the protection and surveillance zones within the Royal Borough.
thamesweb	Re: Foot and mouth disease outbreak now Runnymede affected	#2	[-]
Posts: 1152 (09/22/07 01:48:22) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Update 21:50, 21 September from Defra Website Positive test results for Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) have now been confirmed at the site where it was decided that cattle should be slaughtered on suspicion earlier this evening. The affected animals are within the existing Protection Zone and this now becomes the sixth Infected Premises since 3rd August this year. Minor changes have now been made to the Protection Zone (PZ) and Surveillance Zone (SZ) in the area. The new zones can be found at www.defra.gov.uk/footandmouth. The above report coincides with the closure of the road between Old Windsor and Staines across Runnymede on Saturday morning, 22nd September. (Editor: The road was reopened on Sunday morning).
thamesweb	Re: Foot and Mouth closes Great Park and Runnymede	#3	[-]
Posts: 1152 (09/24/07 15:12:12) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Rumour has it that the FMD infection was passed from the Pirbright area to this area when a bull was purchased and brought to the Egham farm. This according to a Defra source. The suggestions that it was waterborne from the Guildford area to Egham is unacceptable.
the jiffle king	Re: Foot and Mouth closes Great Park and Runnymede	#4	[-]
Posts: 78 (09/24/07 23:50:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	This road was open last night when I passed through Park is obviously still closed
thamesweb	Re: Foot and Mouth closes Great Park and Runnymede	#5	[-]
Posts: 1152 (10/02/07 01:13:20) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	A leaflet has been delivered to (I assume) every household in the FMD Surveillance Zone today, 2nd October, outlining the effects of FMD and everyone's responsibilities to help stamp it out. The main regulations it seems to me are the need to keep out of areas closed off by the red and white tape and closure notices, as well as the restrictions on animals and animal products such as milk. Sadly there are still some out there who think it does not apply to them and who will step over the taped off gateways and gaps and even destroy the notices completely. On occasion it is understandable. There is a closure notice on the steps down to the river bank by the Bells of Ousely in Old Windsor. The river itself is just feet away and livestock has never been anywhere near the riverside path at that point. No wonder a group of visitirs looked bemused at the closure notice. By all means close off the path as it passes through the open country a little further along at Runnymede itself, but 100 yards of path by the pub???
thamesweb	Re: Foot and Mouth closes Great Park and Runnymede	#6	[-]
Posts: 1152 (10/21/07 10:30:44) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Restrictions have been lifted in some areas and I see that Savill Garden is now open once more. I trust the Long Walk can be too soon.
the jiffle king	Foot and Mouth closes Great park and Runnymede	#7	[-]
Posts: 78 (10/22/07 00:37:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I believe that the park is due to open on 9th November as long as there are no more outbreaks...... Savill Garden is indeed open
thamesweb	The Park is Reopened	#8	[-]
Posts: 1152 (11/06/07 06:47:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	November 6th 2007 - Windsor Great Park has now been reopened following the foot and mouth outbreak. Good
thamesweb	About time everything was tidied away!	#9	[-]
Posts: 930 (03/12/08 14:28:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I note that much of the tape used to close off areas affected by FMD last autumn, along with the 'Closed' signs, remain in place at Runnymede and at a lot of other locations also. I think it is about time that all the paraphernalia was cleared away, especially as we are being told that this plastic, similar to plastic bags, are a hazard to wild life and is generally unsightly. Quite apart from the fact that at any time in the future, they may be needed for real once more. Don't want to appear to be crying 'Wolf!', do we!!!
cranbourne		#10	[-]
Posts: 11 (03/13/08 15:31:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	with reference to the signs on Runnymede - these areas are still off limits by order of DEFRA, who have extended the closure restrictions to specific sites where infected cattle were penned/culled. As one of two authorised pest controllers for the National Trust at Runnymede, I am advised that these enforcements are to remain in place until September 2008. I expect these extended regulations apply to certain other sites within the local area as well.