The idea was to hold the land in perpetuity, with strict controls over its use and guaranteed rights of public access.
Perpetuity turns out to mean less than a hundred years.
It so happens we were up on Beachy Head yesterday afternoon- and I was- among other things- admiring the plaques that record the purchase and thinking, "Well done, Eastbourne."
This morning my opinion of the town and its Council is a little less enthusiastic.
