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Published:
April 5, 2006
£155,000
new River Brue path officially opens in Burnham-On-Sea
Much
to the delight of local cyclists and walkers, a new river path
which links Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge was officially opened
this week.
 The
Brue Estuary Path - which has cost £155,000 to complete
- was officially opened on Tuesday morning, April 4th.
Francis
Cornish, Chairman of South West Tourism and Leisure, cut the ribbon
(as pictured right) to open the brand new path.
While
just over a mile long, the new path is a significant improvement
on the previous unsurfaced footpath and is of real benefit not
only to walkers and cyclists but also to wheelchair and pushchair
users.
The
new path is the latest section of National Cycle Network Route
33, a route that will ultimately run from Weston-super-Mare to
Seaton. North of Burnham, the route uses the firm sands of the
beach to Berrow and Brean.
 Sustrans
has developed the path with Sedgemoor District Council and Sedgemoor
in Somerset, Somerset County Council and the Environment Agency.
Councillor
Dawn Hill, Sedgemoor District Council's Regeneration Portfolio
Holder, told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "Following local consultation,
the Burnham and Highbridge Regeneration Partnership chose the
Brue Estuary Path as a priority project."
"I
am delighted that it is already proving popular with local people,
both as a functional route and as an extension to circular walks
in Apex Park."
Pictured above
Jan Gannaway, a Sustrans Ranger volunteer, and David Perry, a
local resident and Sailing Club member, wait eagerly for the opening
of the path, watched (below) by members of local groups and, right,
Cllr Joyce Beard.
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