We are delighted to announce that the latest section of the Strawberry Line route between Wells and Shepton Mallet is now, informally, open, although we still have a little tidying to do before our official opening in May. The section links Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen and Churchill Batch Lane. This was a particularly challenging kilometre … More Dulcote Quarry link opens
Thanks to a generous donation we have been able to commission this short video to try to help spread the word about creating places where everyone can walk and cycle and be at ease. Good for people – and good for the planet. Please share this link. https://vimeo.com/user8775907/greewaysandcycleroutes?share=copy
We thought you might be interested to see these images made by one of our volunteers – Kate Lowry – following her visit to our workcamp in Shepton Mallet on 15 September
Greenways Eighth Annual Workcamp took place from 9 to 16 September, in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.93 Volunteers worked a total of 270 days – even more than last year. We are immensely grateful for the support of Railway Heritage Trust and Somerset Council for our funding. Do look at the Forgotten Relics video kindly made by … More Eighth workcamp – what a week!
We are now ensconced in our base in Shepton Mallet, with volunteers hard at work on two separate routes – the Strawberry Line in West Shepton and the Two Viaducts route to the North West of the town. More details here for day visitors
On 15 August our contractors Hazell and Jefferies started to build the extension to the Waddesdon Greenway to Waddesdon Schools and Waddesdon Village. Weather permitting the work should be completed by the end of October.
as Local MP and Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper visited Wye Valley Greenway on 23 June to unveil the plaque marking the award made to Greenways and Cycleroutes and the Friends of Wye Valley Greenway for their work to open Tidenham Tunnel. Other guests included Welsh Transport Minister, Lee Waters; head of the … More Another great day for Tidenham Tunnel…
All being well, we aim to hold our eighth Greenways Workcamp in Shepton Mallet from Saturday 9 to Saturday16 September – working days, with Friday 8 September as our set up day and Sunday 17 September as our dismantling day. We plan to carry out finishing work on a number of routes that will by … More Eighth Greenways Workcamp September 2023
Greenways gets many requests for advice and support from local groups campaigning to put in place a vital traffic free route to transform their area. In the last year alone the North Devon Cycling Campaign has asked if we can help bring forward the long-delayed link from Willingcott to Braunton to plug a major gap … More Supporting Local Projects
Tidenham Tunnel was once again open and illuminated from 8am this morning. The opening times are: 1 – 30 April 8am – 6pm1 May – 15 August 7am – 7pm16 August – 30 September 8am – 6pm “Many thanks to all volunteers who have generously given their time to the project over the winter months including … More Tidenham Tunnel 2023 Openings
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