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On the 19th September - Living Art was honoured to be invited to the National Parks Conference in Buxton, today the 19th September 2007. Attending this prestigious conference was a representative of every National Park in England, Scotland and Wales as well as a considerable representation from a great many other environmental and heritage groups. Heath and Heaven part i - The Peak District was on display in all its glory spanning the entire length of one of the great rooms at the Palace Hotel. Helen and Si were impressed by the sheer depth of care and professionalism on display from such a wealth of individuals who are in charge of enormous areas of this Islands precious land. Great people - a huge agenda for the future.

On September 12th - Living Art and Si Homfray successfully managed to get 1200 aerial photographs in the bag for the forthcoming work - Heath and Heaven - Part ii - The Lake District today.

An excitable and somewhat windswept Mr Homfray was reported to utter the now infamous verbal expletive - 'Yee-Ha' no less than 1200 times while maintaining a somewhat broad grin on his face as they flew the entire length of this great National Park no less than 4 times to achieve their photographic goal.

Enormous thanks and gratitude go out to Mr Jeremy Greaves - pilot and main man at Alpha Helicopters here in Sheffield and Mr Mike Fallon - co pilot and navigator who went to a great deal of trouble to make this precariously weather dependent day happen, drove fuel to the southern end of Windermere for refuelling overnight and ultimately delivered the goods. Thanks.