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The British Horse Society's Access Fighting Fund Appeal is dedicated to BMW who have contributed to the Discovering Lost Ways Project in a rather unexpected way:  they have created another Lost Way in Oxfordshire. 

This brings the total number of Lost Ways entered onto the Definitive Map since the enactment of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to minus one.

At Witney Magistrates Court on Monday 15th October the Judge allowed BMW’s application to stop up a right of way which had existed for 2,000 years without any requirement for an alternative route to be provided for horses.  Pedestrians and cyclists, on the other hand, will have an alternative route provided for them.

Although BMW had guaranteed the local authority’s costs in the event that the application did not succeed, they did not volunteer to meet the local authority’s costs (let alone the BHS’s) when they got their way, leaving the council to apply for an order for costs against the BHS.

In total, arguing strenuously for the retention of an equestrian right of way in Oxfordshire has cost the BHS in excess of £50,000 (£30,000 of the local authority’s costs and in excess of £20,000 in costs to the Society).

We are talking to BMW’s competitors to invite them to contribute to the fighting fund and thereby help atone for BMW’s meanness of spirit towards equestrians.  But if we are to retain the ability in future to take on landowners who seek to extinguish or obstruct bridleways and byways, we will need as much in our coffers as possible.

If the protection of our equestrian rights of way network is important to you, please help us with a donation.

Graham Cory
Chief Executive
The British Horse Society

good luck with campaign Donation by Helen 02/08/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Another generous donation from Tracey, Richard, Paddy & Duke for park & ride at my place Donation by Janice Bridger 02/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Thanks Tracey for the generous parking fee to park & ride from my place Donation by Janice Bridger 05/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Thank you to Sarah Shacleton for her invaluable assistance with regard to access to Bridleways in The Ings Area in Cumbria Donation by Howard Rose 17/11/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Fundraising from riders paying a small fee to park and ride from my place Donation by Janice Bridger 17/08/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by mark weston 07/08/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well i won't be buying a BMW Donation by scooby 07/04/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I can’t believe that the court system is continuing to be bullied by large faceless companies with no interest in local affairs. It’s shameful. Donation by Laura C 29/02/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by ann 19/02/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Mary Balch 04/02/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Off road access is essential to horse riders Donation by Marilyn Gibson 13/01/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

A little more from recent fundraising Donation by Janice Bridger 04/01/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Keep on fighting, we're losing too many!! For safety's sake we need more bridleways Donation by cerisequeen 31/12/07  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK Donation by George Barlow 06/12/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great way to lose customers, BMW Donation by Peter Carter 04/12/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Michelle Gath 20/11/07  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Else 08/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

BMW's attitude is disgrace. Their products are helping to force riders off the roads. Donation by Ann Finn 05/11/07  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Keep our Bridleways open! Donation by Heather Palmer 04/11/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

A bad judgement for riders Donation by Maggie Robertson 02/11/07  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck, we desperately need our bridleways safeguarded Donation by Ruth Cutler 02/11/07  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Paula C / Lingfield Correspondence 02/11/07  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck with this one.Never did like BMW drivers attitude - seems to spread to the company owners! Donation by June McDermott 02/11/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Julie Garbutt 02/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Andrea Gordon 01/11/07  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by rosemary cookson 31/10/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Julie Hawkins 31/10/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Bad move BMW :( Donation by Trish 31/10/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by G Driscoll 31/10/07  

£2.50 + £0.71 Gift Aid

BMW should be ashamed of themselves Donation by Carly 31/10/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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