After years of excellent work the services of one volunteer, John Simes, have been taken over by two new volunteers Trish Bagley (01548810053 or email trishbagley@icloud.com) and Norman Botton (01548810385 or normanbotton@ hotmail.co.uk ).Please contact either of us if you find any problem with the footpaths that cannot be resolved there and then.
We are interested in hearing about any obstructions, overgrowths, fencing and gate/ style issues, poor surfaces, unclear signposting, and anything else you think needs to be addressed.
It would be helpful if you could pinpoint the problem and give its location either by stating the grid reference or give the footpath number: Failing that a description of its location will do. We can then liaise with the relevant landowner and attempt to resolve the issue.
With our thanks
Trish and Norman.
Posts in category footpaths
A MESSAGE FROM OUR NEW PARISH FOOTPATH WARDENS
THE CHALLABOROUGH CHALLENGE – OPERATION HENRY
If you fancy walking in beautiful surroundings to support Operation Henry, a local pancreatic cancer charity, please click on this link for details – http://www.operationhenry.com/challaborough-challenge/
DOG MESS: BAG IT AND BIN IT!
As a dog owner and parish councillor, I hope to enlist your help in eliminating a scourge of South Hams’ beaches and footpaths. During a walk on the beach at Bigbury-on-Sea and on Burgh Island this week, I was disgusted at the number of black plastic ‘poo’ bags left lying at the side of the path or tied to bushes by irresponsible dog walkers after their pets had performed. These people obviously leave home with the intention of ‘emptying the dog’ because they are equipped with the necessary collection bags but they seem incapable of disposing of the fruits of their pet’s labours in the appropriate bins if they have to carry the full bags for more than a few metres. In Bigbury-on-Sea these bins are perfectly visible at the top of the main beach access points which beach users have to pass en route from the car parks and footways. The excuse that inadequate signage to dog bins is to blame just does not wash; if in doubt, TAKE IT HOME!
Many dog owners/ walkers do not appear to know that the failure to properly dispose of dog waste in a bin is as great an offence as leaving the mess unattended. As the SHDC website clearly states, ‘Dog Fouling is one of the top anti-social problems nationwide. Dog mess is unsightly, unpleasant & can spread disease, or in extreme cases, cause blindness. If you do not ensure that dog mess is picked up AND properly disposed of (my emphasis) a £80- £1000 Penalty may be payable under the District of South Hams Fouling of Land by Dogs Order 2013.
Come on dog walkers, clean up your dog’s act and help keep our beaches and footpaths ‘fit for purpose’ – ‘Bag It & Bin It’ for all our sakes!
NEW PERMISSIVE PATH – CLEMATON HILL
In the interests of improving pedestrian safety on the road at the bottom of Folly Hill, the National Trust will soon be improving the permissive path along the side of Clematon Hill, tucked behind the first strip of scrub (red line shows roughly where path will be installed). Click on the link below to see a photgraph of the site.
The path will be 1m wide and compacted with 75mm of crushed quarried stone. Works are planned to start beginning to middle of October with a local contractor from Holbeton. The works must be completed by the end of October otherwise the funding is lost.
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