Friends of the Railway Path
Report of Open Meeting, 25th
January 2012
The Friends of the Railway Path held their first Open
Meeting on 25th January. Twenty six people turned out to the Calley Memorial Hall in Chiseldon, to discuss how the path
could be made better and more enjoyable for users. Some were cyclists,
some walkers and some were horse riders: and all of them knew about and used
the path. Among the many suggestions made were:
·
Provide better signing (particularly through Chiseldon, and in
· Develop better access
for a variety of users (especially at the
· Identify parking areas
for horse boxes
· Give better views of
the surrounding countryside (while preserving the habitat value of hedges and trees)
· Make much more
information available on the history of the path
and the landscape which it traverses
·
Create more things to look at and do on the way
The committee of the Friends of the Railway Path will now
start to develop a plan for what to do, and start to find suitable sources of
funding.
If you would like to suggest something, please contact the
Friends of the Railway Path, either via their website at http://www.friendsofthepath.org.uk/index.htm,
or by email to dick.millard@friendsofthepath.org.uk
Dick Millard
Chair