On Friday afternoon, on behalf of the BSDFA, I attended an online workshop for stakeholders of the East Herts LCWIP. The purpose was to provide stakeholders with an overview of the process and explain how they can provide feedback. All this will be achieved via the Miro board – a collaborative online whiteboard.
A fair… Continue reading
10th July 2023 / 0 Comments
I posted back in April that EHDC was finally committed to creating a LCWIP and that the BSDFA was keen to contribute to this important project. I also highlighted the importance of having an LCWIP in place so as to attract central government funding for major walking / cycling infrastructure projects and why a failure… Continue reading
5th July 2023 / 0 Comments
For many years the Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths Association (BSDFA) has been liaising with planners and developers to improve pedestrian safety on Wickham Hall Drive (BS Bridleway 008). This once relatively quiet private road, linking the Hadham Road to Wickham Hall, has significantly changed with the development of Bishop’s Stortford North (BSN) and the… Continue reading
23rd June 2023 / 0 Comments
We reported in March that the Canal & River Trust (CRT) was planning to undertake work to repair badly damaged sections of the River Stort towpath adjacent to the northern section of the Thorley Wash Nature Reserve. I am pleased to report that this work has been completed to a good standard and that the… Continue reading
4th June 2023 / 0 Comments
A footbridge in the Southern Country Park (SCP), Thorley, has recently been closed to the public due to structural problems. It takes a bridleway over the Spel Brook close to the old pond at the southern edge of the SCP. Fortunately, there is a short diversion available.
HCC contractors have attempted to seal off the… Continue reading
13th May 2023 / 0 Comments