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   From: "peter shewry (RRes-Roth)"
        To: "Richard HARDWICK"
        Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 3:00 PM
        Subject: RE: 53012 re: Long Ashton Research Station: One Hundred Years of Science in Support of Agriculture

   Dear Richard,
        I supose the real reason thet we published the volume was
        for our own satisfaction.

   It was a lot of work but nobody complained and I was not prepared
        to see the site close after 100 years without some formal
        commemoration.

   I am not sure that anyone took much notice but we did circulate
        hardback copies to supporters of the institute,
        as well as paperbacks to staff.

   It is good to know that it is present in libraries and the
        achievements of the site will not be totally forgotten,

   Peter.

   ________________________________________
        From: Richard HARDWICK
        Sent: 01 May 2010 18:52
        To: peter shewry (RRes-Roth)
        Subject: 53012 re: Long Ashton Research Station: One Hundred Years of Science in Support of Agriculture

   >    +--------------------------------------------------------+
        >                                   Bruxelles, le 01-05-2010
        >
        >    ? l'attention de P. R.  Shewry
        >    Department of Plant Sciences, Rothamsted Research,
        >    AL5 2JQ Harpenden, Hertfordshire
        >    GB
        >
        >Dear Dr Shewry
        >
        >    I'm the web master of
        >    http://groups.google.com/group/nvrs-hri-gg/web/home
        >    a group around the old National Vegetable Research Station,
        >    aka HRI, Wellesbourne.
        >
        >    Some time back, I came across across your work
        >    "One Hundred Years of Science in Support of Agriculture"
        >
        >    Later this month we are holding our first face-to-face meeting,
        >    where the first agenda item will be whether we should try to
        >    emulate your work.
        >
        >    When I wrote to members about this, replies to my email were
        >    split - some thought it too much work, given that we already
        >    have web pages, some doubted whether anyone would read a
        >    printed version, some were all in favour (so long as someone
        >    else did the work), some thought print would last longer than
        >    the internet, etc etc
        >
        >    So it would be very helpful if I could report any reflections
        >    that you may have on the subject, from someone who has been
        >    there and done that.
        >
        >    With kind regards
        >
        >    Yours sincerely
        >
        >    Richard Hardwick
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