80th Anniversary Of The Kinder Scout Trespass

EDM number 2973 in 2010-12, proposed by Natascha Engel on 18/04/2012.
Categorised under the topic of Countryside.

That this House notes the 80th anniversary of the Kinder Scout trespass on 24 April 2012; recognises the role the Kinder Scout trespass played in highlighting the issue of publicaccess to Britain's countryside; further recognises the role the Kinder Scout trespass had in providing a focus leading to the establishment of national parks and formalised access to open country; welcomes the progress made over the past 80 years in increasing people's access to the countryside; and praises the work of the Ramblers and othervoluntary organisations for their work in increasing and protecting people's right to access the countryside.

This motion has been signed by a total of 97 MPs.