RoWVers Return for 2023!

It’s a been a while since the troops were called for some path clearing in the Parish but eight eager souls arrived on Saturday

11th February armed with loppers, rakes and rubbish bags to sort out the little known footpath to the North of the Station. On the map below you can see that the path is the fenceline of HSC eventually emerging onto the A30 London Rd. Its not clear why this path existed as it doesn’t seem to go anywhere. However before the A303 was built it may have carried on further North toward Overton. These days, Walkers would need to turn East and over the railway and back South towards the Station along a tree line near Overton Rd. accessed by walking up through the Brunel Estate from The Dove Inn and eventually emerges into an open field where folk trace their steps along the edge, with the railway line just a few yards off to one side. What isn’t as well known is that this path carries on up through a small woodland and along

The green line plots the route and the small brown arrow is the site of a new Finger Post that the RoWVers erected on Saturday. Hopefully people will now use this route a bit more and keep the weeds from growing!

It was a full on morning and the brambles and Buddleia had unfortunately taken over again from the last time we cleared the path over two years ago. Lynsey Sweeney once again led the effort and we welcomed a new recruit, James who lives in Micheldever Station and enjoys walking his dog around the Parish.

The RoWVers are a keen and friendly bunch so if you fancy joining us for a couple of hours to help keep our beautiful countryside footpaths in use, you are very welcome!

Contacts: Nigel Pratt: mgnige@yahoo.co.uk

Lynsey Sweeney: LynseySweeney17@gmail.com

Wonston Community Café

Victoria Hall, Sutton Scotney

Third Wednesday of the month

9.30am - 12 noon

5th March - BOAZ

Cash only café

All donations welcome

The café is staffed entirely by volunteers

Cakes are all homemade We serve real coffee

Plenty of free parking!