New Year Update

Visitors to our blog may have noticed that there have not been any updates for a while.  I can assure you we have been busy in the meantime.  Since our last update, as well as the day to day issues on the National Cycle Network, we have been doing the following:

• We have reviewed our re-signing in Burton town centre with the help of West Midlands staff and now completed this task. 
• Involved in the above was a new ranger recruited in Burton; a most welcome addition.
• We continue to monitor the effect of the work done on NCN63 in the Moira / Donisthorpe area last year and look to gain funding for those parts not yet repaired.
• We are glad to note that a new path has been built from Swainspark Wood to Castle Gresley via Tunnel Woods (see separate post).
• We have attended the Healthier South Derbyshire Event in Swadlincote on 25th January.
• Some work has been done with a local school to assess the potential to improve cycling to school.
• A series of cycle rides are being planned for the commemoration of the First World War and we have some input to this.
• We are looking into the resources we use when running a stall to see if we have a suitable mix of materials.  Any feedback is appreciated.

The Healthier South Derbyshire Event once again provided a useful forum for promoting cycling in the area.  We had some very positive feedback and had some good questions. We are grateful to the Safer South Derbyshire Partnership for sharing their hi-viz equipment with us to distribute.

This year the event was attended by myself and Robert, our group coordinator as unfortunately Shawn was at work.  We missed his repartee but as you can see we still enjoyed ourselves!