Active Travel Update September 2023.

In 2021 you helped raised £14000 to cover the cost of the research and to produce a design and route. Following two years of negotiation with Landowners and councils, the project is close to reaching agreements and now needs to raise the finance to begin the task of clearing land and constructing the path between Curry Rivel and Langport.

For further information, to get involved please contact:

Tony Greenaway E mail tgreenaway51@gmail.com

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/curryrivelactivetravel/

The existing busy stretch of the A378 between Curry Rivel and Langport is unsuitable for cyclists and pedestrians due to being very narrow in places and the volume and speed of traffic. Residents of Curry Rivel and surrounding villages rely on amenities in Langport and Huish Episcopi such as local shops and businesses, doctors, the library, the secondary school and Huish Leisure Centre, but the vast majority use their cars to travel there and back.

The need for an improved transport link is clear and the proposed project would bring a wide range of benefits to cyclists, pedestrians and the wider community, for example:

- an accessible, safe and traffic free path for cyclists and pedestrians

- Increased opportunities for exercise, contributing to a healthy lifestyle

- reduction in volume of traffic and dangerous emissions on this stretch of the A378

- Increased trade for local shops and businesses

a link to a possible future rail station at Langport

- a solution to the need for a safe route for students to get to the school, academy and leisure centre

Tony Greenaway

Email activetravel@curryrivel.org.uk

Mobile: 07563 900646