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Pickering Walkers are Welcome invite you to adopt a footpath. One of the many functions of Pickering Walkers are Welcome is to ensure that all footpaths in the parish of Pickering are kept open and in good condition for the enjoyment of both local residents and visitors. To achieve this we have established an excellent relationship with the local Countryside Ranger for North Yorkshire County Council. Some of the successes of this relationship include the creation of a very agreeable permissive path to avoid walking through a farmyard, and the clearing of an overgrown footpath. As there are nearly 100 miles of footpaths in our parish, we would now like to invite you to help us in keeping them in good condition. What we would like you to do is to adopt a footpath. This is not an onerous task. All we want you to do is to walk your path at least four times a year and let us know of any problems you encounter, such as obstructions, overgrowth or litter. Many of you may already regularly walk some of our footpaths. Perhaps you walk your dog every day and can adopt a footpath on your regular walk? Just let us know which footpath you want to adopt so that we have a map of all the adopted paths. Together we can keep all these paths open. If you are out walking and find a problem on any footpath, whether it is in the parish of Pickering or not, then please let us know. You can also report the problem yourself. To do this it will depend on whether the footpath is in the National Park or not. To report problems outside the National Park, you should contact the Countryside Rangers of North Yorkshire County Council, by phoning 0845 0349599; or emailing: paths@northyorks.gov.uk . To report problems within the National Park, you should contact the Rights of Way Officer by phoning 01439 770657; email:
paths@northyorkmoors-npa.gov.uk or completing the rights of way
feedback form which can be found on their website: Whether you report the problem to us, North Yorkshire County Council or the National Park, you will need to give your name and contact details, grid reference and description of the location of the problem, the date you discovered the problem, and the nature of the problem. A photograph is also helpful, if you have one. If you want to get involved in a practical way, there are lots of opportunities to volunteer both with North Yorkshire County Council (phone 01609 532435; countryside.volunteers@northyorks.gov.uk ) and the National Park (phone 01439 770657; email: j.leckenby@northyorkmoors-npa.gov.uk ). The Pickering Walkers are Welcome website ( www.pickeringwaw.btik.com ) is updated regularly with what the local group is doing, and there is also information on the national website: ( www.walkersarewelcome.org.uk ). You can email us at: wawpickering@btinternet.com Sam Borman, Chairman.
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