On Saturday 11th October, our Chair, Lin Plant, cut the ribbon to officially open our new boardwalk!
This was watched by trustees, members of the committee, working party members and Chris Davis from Agrifactors who installed it with his team.
Some months ago a person, who wishes to remain anonymous, contacted the Trustees of the Amenities Society and offered to pay for a new boardwalk. This would be to replace a path which had been closed for months due to being impassable and unsafe. An old and much shorter boardwalk was rotting away and the path was regularly impassable due to deep mud in the winter.
After consultation and pricing by Agrifactors we decided to go ahead with the project. The contractors cleared the area, removed a few small trees and bushes in preparation and dug drainage channels. The planks for the boardwalk were supplied by Copford Sawmill. The boardwalk was installed by Agrifactors personnel and finished off with anti slip strips.
You can find it at the lower end of the wood, close to the public footpath that crosses between Back Lane and New Pond Hill.
This is a fantastic new asset to the wood and we are grateful to all those involed and to our anonymous donor. We are pleased to have it in place just in time for the muddy season!
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