Possible Site Visit

[L.Kezz]

Ian, did the letter go to the lodge house site office or UK Coal's head office?

[Ian Fletcher1970]

Hi Luke,
I sent it to lodge House site office.

[L.Kezz]

Ok Ian, just wondered, hopefully they will give us the green light.

[Ian Fletcher1970]

I have received an e.mail from UK Coal today. Unfortunately we seem to have failed. The e.mail extract is below:

Ian,
Thank you for your letter.
With the health and safety of any visitors uppermost in our minds we generally only allow visitors from the immediate locality and in very limited numbers.
I’m afraid I am unable to offer you a site visit.
Regards,
Brian

Brian Worsley
Site Manager, UK Coal Surface Mining

[Jeremy Rowland]

I have received an e.mail from UK Coal today. Unfortunately we seem to have failed. The e.mail extract is below:

Ian,
Thank you for your letter.
With the health and safety of any visitors uppermost in our minds we generally only allow visitors from the immediate locality and in very limited numbers.
I’m afraid I am unable to offer you a site visit.
Regards,
Brian

Brian Worsley
Site Manager, UK Coal Surface Mining

Oh well back to the drawing board I guess miserable so and so's and they all use health & safety as an excuse what rubbish.

Thanks for trying anyway Ian I guess we'll have to get some shots from a vantage point like Joe and Luke have.

Jeremy

[bigkit]

Whats wrong with limited numbers.................we'll go down holding hands two at a time like at primary school.......................I'll even take my lunchbox

What bollox

Good try tho'

[L.Kezz]

Oh well, at least you tried, that's a load of dog chod! Using health and safety as an excuse is the easiest way out! Well I'm afraid we have no vantage points no more!

[Jeremy Rowland]

Perhaps we should have told em we were a bunch of mature uni students doing a course for health & safety and in particular looking a safety in opencast mining, they would have been most accomodating.

Jeremy

[Gordon Wil]

Thanks for trying, Perhaps there are other sites that may be more friendly?

Gordon W

[Joes1989]

Didn't think it'd get the go ahead to be honest! The industry is knackered coz of h&s now! You'd have gotten the go ahead if it was in another country with out a shadow of a doubt!