Thursday, 18 June 2009

Letter about Attack on Mental Health Nurse out Rambling

Dear
> James
>
> Thanks for your access report,
> though I'm sorry to hear
> about your upsetting experience. I think this is the first access
> issue on Shetland that I have heard about so it's a shame that you had
> to be the one to have it. I monitor all access issues I hear about,
> so I've made a note of this one, but I strongly advise you to contact
> the local access officer in Shetland to report the problem to the
> local authority in an official way.
> You may also like to contact the local police since this sounds like
> an assault
> - though if you were alone it would be difficult to prove without
> witnesses. However, if this person has a habit of assaulting innocent
> walkers then the police should know about it. They may not do
> anything on one report, but if they get a few they will have to take
> action.
>
> The
> access officer role
> is done as a jobshare in Shetland by
> Emma Georgeson 01595 744839 or
> Sheila Johnson
> on 01595 744847. The email address I have is
> emma.georgeson@sic.shetland.gov.uk
>
>
> My feeling is
> that there is never any
> excuse for violent, aggressive behaviour, but you may like to reassure
> yourself that you were acting in a responsible manner by taking a
> quick look at the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. You can see this on:
> http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/access/approvedcode050604.pdf
>
> Section 5 gives guidance on
> responsible access in particular situations, and is probably the most
> useful part of the Code - see Beaches and the Foreshore, Houses and
> Gardens, etc.
>
> I hope
> this is of some help but
> if you would like any more information please don't hesitate to get in
> touch.
>
> Best
> wishes
> Helen
>
>
>
> Helen Todd
> Access Campaign
> Officer
> Ramblers Scotland
> Kingfisher House, Auld Mart Business Park, Milnathort, Kinross, KY13
> 9DA
> Tel: 01577 861 222 Fax: 01577 861
> 333
> E-mail: Helen.Todd@ramblers.org.uk
> or scotland@ramblers.org.uk
>
> http://www.ramblers.org.uk/scotland/
>
>
>
> From: Ramblers
> [mailto:automail@onestopcms.co.uk]
> Sent: 11 June 2009
> 15:53
> To: freedom
> Subject: Coastal access and access land
> problem report: {CoastalAccessLandProblems}
>

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