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A TAXI RIDE WITH A DIFFERENCEReducing your carbon footprint on the earth is what sustainable transport initiatives are all about. Groundwork Cheshire is pleased to announce that the improvements to the Public Bridleway Network at Dutton Locks and Pickerings Cut have now been completed. The only way to enjoy this unique part of Vale Royal is to walk, cycle or horse ride into the area, leaving your car behind. Improving access for all visitors to the area is the result of Vale Royal’s Greenway Partnership working towards the delivery of the Weaver Way in Vale Royal. The Weaver Way is an exciting project to create a sustainable route along the Weaver primarily for walkers, but also sections for cyclists and horse riders, as part of the Weaver Vallet. Dave Cooney from Vale Royal Bike User’s Group commented; ‘We couldn’t have imagined when we submitted the application for funding to Vale Royal Rural Delivery Programme that this area would be opened up for even more families and visitors with disabilities to enjoy this fabulous area of the Weaver Valley. It really is a success story for countryside access’. Representatives of the many organisations who helped to fund this ambitious £180,000 project recently walked or cycled to the site to celebrate the new surface. In the flavour of sustainable transport there was a Bicycle Taxi on hand to offer alternative transport along the 2 kilometres of route. The project has been generously funded by Vale Royal Borough Council, Vale Royal Rural Delivery Programme, Cheshire County Council, Mid-Cheshire Bridleway Association, Waste Recycling Group Ltd and local chemical manufacturer INEOS ChlorVinyls through the Landfill Communities Fund. Janet
Ward from INEOS ChlorVinyls comments: Richard
Smith from WREN comments: ENDS
For further information please contact the INEOS ChlorVinyls Press Office: Janet
Ward
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