Volunteers who dedicate themselves to keeping footpaths and bridleways clear and tidy have been praised by the County Council.
Worcestershire County Council relies on a team of volunteers to help maintain a network of over 16,000 of Public Rights of Way across the County.
This includes 157 Parish Path Wardens, 22 Recreation Route Wardens and 18 Volunteer Groups.
Councillor Mike Rouse, Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Highways and Transport said,
‘’The volunteer scheme is a real success as it allows organised local groups to carry out small-scale maintenance on the pathways they have agreed to look after, which is incredibly kind and helpful.”
“Someone once said that volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections now and again, but when you volunteer you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in. The team here at Worcestershire County Council is incredibly grateful to all those who volunteer to assist us to keep Worcestershire beautiful and accessible, and would like to thank everybody involved.”
Volunteers have been out in force recently working on several Public Rights of Way.
Good examples include Wichenford Volunteer Group who have replaced a ditch crossing across a very muddy ditch making the crossing considerably better, and a group from Catshill gave up their time to cut back overgrown hedges in Bournheath.
Another of our volunteer groups from The British Horse Society (BHS) and their affiliated group Worcestershire Bridle Riders Association (WBRA) spent a lovely day in the sun installing some waymark posts on a bridleway near Astley.
The volunteers work tirelessly and often unnoticed to help Worcestershire County Council with the upkeep on the County’s Public Rights of Way.
To find out how to get involved, please email: Countryside@worcestershire.gov.uk
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