Bestselling US author Bill Bryson has been appointed head of a leading rural campaigning group,the CPRE. The Campaign to Protect Rural England said it believes his presidency will raise the profile of the organisation's cause. He spoke of the increase in litter blighting beauty spots such as the New Forest, and electricity pylons on the Christchurch water meadows. "I'm trying to find like-minded people and raise publicity about it. There's so much indifference," he said.
Bryson became a household name with his book Notes from a Small Island, which highlighted his love of Britain.
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