Cream Teas an attraction of BABTAG’s Battlefield Tour Sunday 25th April 2010

Plans for 5000 houses on pleasant and productive farmland north of Hamilton and east of Thurmaston may have been put on hold until after the General Election but the battle has not yet been won and the threat remains.
BABTAG (Barkby and Barkby Thorpe Parishes Action Group) intends to raise awareness of the proposed development by organising a battlefield tour on Sunday 25th April when its members will be leading walking tours of the threatened countryside. Tour groups will leave Barkby from outside the Malt Shovel pub at 2.30pm, 3.00pm and 3.30pm and the circular route, on public footpaths, will follow the ridge around Barkby Thorpe to Hamilton Grounds Farm where cream teas will be served. Walkers will then follow the direct footpath back to Barkby. BABTAG guides will point out features of the landscape and its value for farming and recreation. If the walk is a step too far for some folk they can drive to Hamilton Grounds to enjoy the cream teas which will be served from 3.30pm.
“Come and enjoy a walk in Leicestershire’s countryside on 25th April” says Owen Bentley, Chairman of BABTAG. “There’s no charge for the walk so just turn up for the tour and learn why we feel so strongly that this landscape must be protected”.
More information from Owen Bentley Tel: 0116 269 2847 Mob: 0788 788 1733 email: owen.bentley@barkbythorpe.net