Please note that Sussex Wildlife Trust are undertaking a species survey in the Glebe Field (The Street, Thakeham) this Saturday 6 June. As well as having its own scientific value, the survey will inform our mowing plans for the field, to benefit its ecology and
Category: Rights of Way
West Chiltington link update
The work to resurface the remaining unimproved section of this bridleway has been commissioned – we are now just waiting for weather and ground conditions to improve during the spring to allow work to proceed. Given the exceptionally wet winter this now looks likely to
Abingworth Rights of Way improvements
The RoW routes due to be delivered in and around the Abingworth Meadows development are set out in the map below. The surface of Strawberry Lane is due to be improved (at least the muddiest parts). As the map shows, there will be other new
Further Bridleway Resurfacing
Thakeham and West Chiltington parish councils have agreed to find funds to complete the resurfacing of bridleway sections from High Bar Lane to Threals Lane and expects this work to be done in early spring 2020. We continue to look at other rights of way
Link to West Chiltington update
We have continued to pursue options to finish the ~120m unimproved section, and the good news is that West Chiltington PC have recently confirmed their willingness to equally share the cost of this. We have also found scope within the Thakeham PC current year budget
Recent Resurfacing Work
Recent resurfacing work (jointly funded by the Parish Council and WSCC Rights of Way Team) has brought the surface of the eastern end of bridleway 3676 up to a good standard. We are very conscious that upgrade is still needed for the section of the
Safe walking/cycling route from central Thakeham to Rock Road Schools
The 2017 move of Thakeham Primary School to the Rock Road site, combined with the fact that the B2139 is extremely dangerous for cyclists, underlined the urgency of creating a new route for children living in central Thakeham to be able to get to and
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WSCC Rights of Way consultation
If you have an interest in countryside access as a regular walker, cyclist or equestrian, or as a landowner, you may be interested to see and comment on WSCC’s new draft Rights of Way Management Plan for the period 2018 to 2028, which sets out how WSCC propose