To All I know this is not the correct area, but the prinicple effects us all. I have just started a petition to get Gwent records office to abolish this ridiculous new charge they have introduced, on the use of personal cameras. http://www.petitiononline.com/brychan/petition.html I have also contacted all the M.P's & A.M's for Gwent who have assured me they would look in to the matter and have also asked for a copy of the minutes of the meeting where the decision was made. I have also found out that 1 if not 2 representatives of the Gwent family history society was at this meeting, one being Mr Geoff Riggs, so as family historians and past, present and potential members of the society we would like to know what their postion was about this charge. Using your camera at a public records office is the same as writing the information down on a notepad, new technology is to be welcomed especially when it makes life a lot more easier, for myself I have been able to photograph the parish records, take them home and then share the work of transcribing them with other family researchers. All these transcriptions can be found free on my website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monfamilies/myfamily-history.htm So why charge someone for using their camera, you would not charge them for using a pencil, also will they bring in a charge for using laptops. If you live in Gwent or even outside contact local M.Ps & A.M's and express your concern about this unfair charge. Contact Jessica Morden M.P mordenj@parliament.uk or Anthony Jermyn JERMYNA@parliament.uk her case worker who are looking in to the matter on my behalf. Mike John -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - Release Date: 4/24/07 5:43 PM

Cannot comment on this particular topic but I can say that I have contacted Jessica Morden in the last 12 months prior to my moving from Monmouthshire in September and she appeared not to be that keen on historical matters, so good luck Mike. Regards Gillian Taylor Shaw ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike john" <mdjohn@ntlworld.com> To: <GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:58 PM Subject: [GLS] petition > To All > > I know this is not the correct area, but the prinicple effects us all. > > I have just started a petition to get Gwent records office to abolish this > ridiculous new charge they have introduced, on the use of personal > cameras. > http://www.petitiononline.com/brychan/petition.html I have also contacted > all the M.P's & A.M's for Gwent who have assured me they would look in to > the matter and have also asked for a copy of the minutes of the meeting > where the decision was made. > > I have also found out that 1 if not 2 representatives of the Gwent family > history society was at this meeting, one being Mr Geoff Riggs, so as > family > historians and past, present and potential members of the society we would > like to know what their postion was about this charge. > > Using your camera at a public records office is the same as writing the > information down on a notepad, new technology is to be welcomed especially > when it makes life a lot more easier, for myself I have been able to > photograph the parish records, take them home and then share the work of > transcribing them with other family researchers. All these transcriptions > can be found free on my website > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monfamilies/myfamily-history.htm > So > why charge someone for using their camera, you would not charge them for > using a pencil, also will they bring in a charge for using laptops. > > If you live in Gwent or even outside contact local M.Ps & A.M's and > express > your concern about this unfair charge. Contact Jessica Morden M.P > mordenj@parliament.uk or Anthony Jermyn JERMYNA@parliament.uk her case > worker who are looking in to the matter on my behalf. > > Mike John > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - Release Date: 4/24/07 > 5:43 PM > > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks Gillian Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gillian" <gilliantaylorshaw@hotmail.com> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] petition > Cannot comment on this particular topic but I can say that I have contacted > Jessica Morden in the last 12 months prior to my moving from Monmouthshire > in September and she appeared not to be that keen on historical matters, so > good luck Mike. > > Regards > > Gillian Taylor Shaw > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mike john" <mdjohn@ntlworld.com> > To: <GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:58 PM > Subject: [GLS] petition > > > > To All > > > > I know this is not the correct area, but the prinicple effects us all. > > > > I have just started a petition to get Gwent records office to abolish this > > ridiculous new charge they have introduced, on the use of personal > > cameras. > > http://www.petitiononline.com/brychan/petition.html I have also contacted > > all the M.P's & A.M's for Gwent who have assured me they would look in to > > the matter and have also asked for a copy of the minutes of the meeting > > where the decision was made. > > > > I have also found out that 1 if not 2 representatives of the Gwent family > > history society was at this meeting, one being Mr Geoff Riggs, so as > > family > > historians and past, present and potential members of the society we would > > like to know what their postion was about this charge. > > > > Using your camera at a public records office is the same as writing the > > information down on a notepad, new technology is to be welcomed especially > > when it makes life a lot more easier, for myself I have been able to > > photograph the parish records, take them home and then share the work of > > transcribing them with other family researchers. All these transcriptions > > can be found free on my website > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monfamilies/myfamily-history.htm > > So > > why charge someone for using their camera, you would not charge them for > > using a pencil, also will they bring in a charge for using laptops. > > > > If you live in Gwent or even outside contact local M.Ps & A.M's and > > express > > your concern about this unfair charge. Contact Jessica Morden M.P > > mordenj@parliament.uk or Anthony Jermyn JERMYNA@parliament.uk her case > > worker who are looking in to the matter on my behalf. > > > > Mike John > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - Release Date: 4/24/07 > > 5:43 PM > > > > _____________________________________________ > > > > Browse the list archives at: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - Release Date: 4/24/07 5:43 PM > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - Release Date: 4/24/07 5:43 PM

Hello John, If it is any help, I was talking to a very friendly lady from the Gloucester Records office at the GFHS open day last Saturday and she actually invited me to photograph some documents if it would make my life easier, as long as I didn't use a flash. Regards Ian Dunbar -----Original Message----- From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of mike john Sent: 25 April 2007 13:58 To: GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com Subject: [GLS] petition To All I know this is not the correct area, but the prinicple effects us all. I have just started a petition to get Gwent records office to abolish this ridiculous new charge they have introduced, on the use of personal cameras. http://www.petitiononline.com/brychan/petition.html I have also contacted all the M.P's & A.M's for Gwent who have assured me they would look in to the matter and have also asked for a copy of the minutes of the meeting where the decision was made. I have also found out that 1 if not 2 representatives of the Gwent family history society was at this meeting, one being Mr Geoff Riggs, so as family historians and past, present and potential members of the society we would like to know what their postion was about this charge. Using your camera at a public records office is the same as writing the information down on a notepad, new technology is to be welcomed especially when it makes life a lot more easier, for myself I have been able to photograph the parish records, take them home and then share the work of transcribing them with other family researchers. All these transcriptions can be found free on my website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monfamilies/myfamily-history.htm So why charge someone for using their camera, you would not charge them for using a pencil, also will they bring in a charge for using laptops. If you live in Gwent or even outside contact local M.Ps & A.M's and express your concern about this unfair charge. Contact Jessica Morden M.P mordenj@parliament.uk or Anthony Jermyn JERMYNA@parliament.uk her case worker who are looking in to the matter on my behalf. Mike John -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - Release Date: 4/24/07 5:43 PM _____________________________________________ Browse the list archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ Keyword search - any or all lists: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - Release Date: 24/04/2007 17:43 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - Release Date: 24/04/2007 17:43