Posts Tagged ‘Wye Valley Greenway’
Video report on Tidenham Tunnel, part of the Wye Valley Greenway
Thursday, September 17th, 2020The Wye Valley Greenway is now open for walkers and cyclists.
The Wye Valley Greenway provides a sustainable way to explore the beautiful Lower Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
A fascinating video report by Forgotten Relics about the fabulous Tidenham Tunnel, constructed in the 1870s as part of a railway connecting Chepstow and Monmouth, but destined to become the second longest tunnel on the country’s cycle network when it reopens as part of the Wye Valley Greenway.
Work to reopen the 1,188-yard long Tidenham Tunnel has made considerable progress in 2020, with tarmac laid by a contractor at the start of September followed by a subsequent volunteer workcamp which saw lighting installed and recesses bricked-up to encourage bat use.
Dating from 1876, the structure is unusual in that it started out as two tunnels; the small, intervening gap was later arched over and backfilled.
It’s hoped to open the greenway – which will connect Chepstow to Tintern – in the spring of 2021.
Words and video by Forgotten Relics
Recent works on Tidenham Tunnel to create shared use path
Monday, August 24th, 2020
The Wye Valley Greenway is now open for walkers and cyclists.
The Wye Valley Greenway provides a sustainable way to explore the beautiful Lower Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Here are a couple of photos taken recently during the works to open up the 143-year-old Tidenham Tunnel.
Wander Wye November 2019 update
Friday, December 6th, 2019
The Wye Valley Greenway is now open for walkers and cyclists.
The Wye Valley Greenway provides a sustainable way to explore the beautiful Lower Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Words by Jennifer Goslin BA BSc OCDEA
A-B Connecting Communities
Dear Path Supporters,
Due to an Autumnal Flurry the numbers of people supporting this petition rose to 6,207 signatures today.
There has been a lot of progress since the last update in the Spring 2019; Greenways were busy clearing and repairing the disused railway line from the National Diving and Activity Centre to the Tidenham Tunnel in September, please read all the detail here.
The planning application for the extension of the Wye Valley Greenway to Wyedean school has just been registered. It is P/1735/19/FUL. The full document is on the website.
Planning Application for Shared Use Path to Wye Dean School »
Please log your comments in supporting the application and also mention how important it will be to have the routes passing through the planned housing developments, to make the whole route traffic free, so that FoDDC are aware of that in pressing for 106 contributions.
We have had confirmation from Barrett Homes that the new Wye Link Bridge crossing from the Mabey development to Sedbury has been noted on their Index Plan in accordance with the Active Travel Map and Welsh Assembly Government Active Travel Policy.
There will be another fund raising Performance to follow on from the Flamenco Fiesta in 2017 called St Patrick’s Dance (NDAC) on 14th March 2020.
For more live information please follow our facebook page:
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Thank you for your continued support and please continue to share this petition link as there are still plenty of people who haven’t signed it: friends and family.
St Patrick’s Day Dance & Fundraiser
Friday, December 6th, 2019
The Wye Valley Greenway is now open for walkers and cyclists.
The Wye Valley Greenway provides a sustainable way to explore the beautiful Lower Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Unfortunately the St Patrick’s Day Dance & Fundraiser has been cancelled by the event organisers
An Irish Dance performance at the National Diving & Activity Centre in celebration of Ireland and St Patrick to raise funds for the Wye Valley Shared Use Path.
The St Patrick’s Day Dance event takes place on Saturday 14th March 2020 from 7pm at Chepstow’s National Diving & Activity Centre.
Includes authentic food and drink, dance and singing performances, raffle and auction.
An evening not to be missed!
• Tickets are £15-£25 and available here »
Programme for St Patrick’s Dance
• Irish Dance Routine walkabout and Line Dancing performance
• Presentation about the Wye Valley and Wye Dean School planning applications by David Judd on behalf of Greenways. (Caroline Lovett and John Grimshaw)
• Including satellite video footage of the whole proposed Wander Wye Route.
• Singing performance by local choir. (details to be confirmed)
• Irish Food and Drink: choice of potato cakes and Irish Apple cake with Guinness to accompany!
• Auction/Raffle (prizes to be confirmed)
• Irish music by great local Acoustic Duo Bertie and Jonny accompanied by Irish singer Lucian.
• Double Measure with singer Sue Skinner from Treblemakers
• Time for a dance!
• Finale
Find out more about the Wye Valley Shared Use Path here »
Wye Valley Greenway Public Meeting
Monday, March 18th, 2019
The Wye Valley Greenway is now open for walkers and cyclists.
The Wye Valley Greenway provides a sustainable way to explore the beautiful Lower Wye Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
We are hosting a public meeting for the Wye Valley Greenway Project at 7.00pm on Wednesday 27th March at the National Diving & Activity Centre’s View Cafe Bar.
The project’s aim is to restore the disused railway line from Chepstow to Tintern as a shared use path.
The View Café Bar will be open from 6.30pm and project engineer, John Grimshaw, will run over the details of the scheme and answer any queries you may have.
All are welcome to attend.
Join the event on Facebook here»
Illustration derived from original artwork by Alan Hayward December 2014
