An outdoor broadcast edition of the Tyne Tees Television current affairs programme ‘Briefing’ coming from the North Yorkshire market town of Helmsley. The theme of this programme is the conflict between those who live and work in the countryside and those who visit it. Ian leads two discussions around this subject firstly in the towns marketplace and then to a wider discussion group in the garden of the Black Swan public house. Title: Tyne Tees Briefing Standing on the Market Place at...

An outdoor broadcast edition of the Tyne Tees Television current affairs programme ‘Briefing’ coming from the North Yorkshire market town of Helmsley. The theme of this programme is the conflict between those who live and work in the countryside and those who visit it. Ian leads two discussions around this subject firstly in the towns marketplace and then to a wider discussion group in the garden of the Black Swan public house. Title: Tyne Tees Briefing Standing on the Market Place at Helmsley and leaning against a North Yorkshire Moors National Park Range Rover presenter Ian Breach introduces the programme that will look at the conflict of interest between those who live and work in national parks as those of the visitor and tourist who visit them. The question is asked, can these interests be reconciled? A farmhouse in a rural setting followed by a montage of other rural views with Ian Breach explains how these ‘urban refugees’ come to the countryside for the beauty, open spaces and the experience of nature unspoiled. However, their presence is threatening to spoil the thing they’ve come here to enjoy with growing concerns about respective freedoms of those who visit and those who live and work on the land. A map of the region with the Northumberland National Park in the north and North Yorkshire National Park highlighted in the south. Another rural valley with a traditional village in the distance, a montage of views around the village changes to a sign for the North Yorkshire Moors National Park beside a road with a car driving past. A North Yorkshire farm changes to a group of ramblers out on a hike. Back in Helmsley Market Place, Ian Breach still stands beside the Range Rover leads a discussion on the issue of visitor and local residents rights in national parks with John Spence Conservative MP for Ryedale, Derek Statham North Yorkshire Moors National Park Officer, Robin Burley Businessman, Director of Excavations at the Roman site of Vindolanda as well as member of the Northumberland National Park committee and Ron Morrison-Smith from the Northumbria Tourist Board. The first part of the programme comes to an end with Ian Breach leading his guests towards the nearby Black Swan pubic house to continue the discussion. Title: End of Part One Briefing In a garden of the Black Swan overlooked by All Saint’s parish church, Ian Breach introduces a recent vox pop of visitors to the town asking them why they came and what did they expect to get from the countryside? Several responds by saying they come for the peace and quiet. They also comment that while some areas are being looked after, others appear not to have been. Returning to the Black Swan garden, Ian Breach leads a second discussion with a wider audience of those involved in trying to resolve the conflicts of interests of those who live in places like Helmsley and those who visit as tourists. As well as the four featured in the first part of the programme, this discussion group also include Mike Hudson from the Nature Conservancy Council, David Dent from the National Farmers Union, John Greetham and John Dennis both of whom are farmer and committee members of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Bill Cowley who is Secretary of Lyke Wake Walk, Hotelier David Wilcock, Freddie Proctor from the Country Landowners Association, Tony Spencer from the Forestry Commission and Nicholas Burn Hemsley Solicitor to name a few. Over the closing credits views around the garden. Credit: Research Gillian Firth Associate Producer Bob Farnworth Political Editor John Sleight Director David Thomasson Producer Michael Partington End title: Tyne Tees Colour. © Tyne Tees Television Ltd. MCMLXXXII