Stanhope Countryside Access Working Group (SCAWG) Training Event St John’s Chapel Tuesday 28th October – Information and Invitation
Stanhope Countryside Access Working Group (SCAWG) Training Event St John’s Chapel Tuesday 28th October – Information and Invitation
The Stanhope Countryside Access Working Group (SCAWG) is a newly formed group of volunteers keen to assist in the upkeep of Rights of Way in Upper Weardale (beyond Wolsingham Parish where the Wolsingham Wayfarers undertake such a role).
The group would likely start with some limited tasks, and with training and resources, develop over the coming months. The idea is for volunteers to join small work parties to walk the RoW, undertaking simple maintenance and reporting any more significant issues through the established mechanisms. Recognising the differing level of knowledge and experience of volunteers, some training/mentoring would be required. Individual volunteers would be encouraged to monitor their local area whilst DCC and NPNL would assist in the coordination of any audit/work on the recognised walking routes.
NPNL will host a training event on Tuesday 28th October at St John’s Chapel Town Hall. This event is open to individuals with a passion for maintaining local footpaths and may wish to join the SCAWG, although there is no obligation to do so.
contact details below.
NPNL have opened the system for those wishing to attend: Stanhope Countryside Access Working Group initial training event. at St John’s Chapel Town Hall event tickets from TicketSource
Once you are registered you will receive final details of the event.
I’m happy for this notice to be passed on to other potential volunteers. Once ready, the event will be posted to the NPNL website and Weardale UK – News, Events, Walks
09:45hrs meet for 10:00 start. Short lunch break (own packed lunch) then two hour practical session ending around 14:30 and an optional informal follow up at the Chatterbox café.
There will be an introduction to the following
- Rights of way, permissive paths and types of access
- The standards for the different types
- Landowner responsibilities and local authority responsibilities
- Waymarkers and fingerposts
- Replacing waymarker, do’s and don’ts
- Maintenance permissions
- Reporting issues, (reporting process TBD)
- Maintenance planning
- Health and Safety out and about
For the walk and talk in the afternoon, there is a 3 Km route that provides a variety of structures, differing surfaces, and a mix of maintained and unmaintained RoW.
David Towndrow Current SCAWG Coordinator
Adam Crolla
Access and Recreation Field Officer North Pennines National Landscape team
T: 01388 528801
M: 07584 262653