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09 April 2009

Gwersyllt Path Project

The community of Gwersyllt has been working with Wrexham County Borough Council over the last 12 months to improve the network of footpaths within their area.

The community footpath surveyors, which includes Councillor Arfon Jones, Councillor Michael Williams, PCSO Katie Taylor, Lona Hughes and many more have all been out and surveyed the public rights of way in Gwersyllt and put together a report on the state of the paths. A schedule of the work required was drawn up and contractors are now finishing off the various jobs. New gates, stiles and kissing gates have been erected and several hundred metres of overgrown vegetation has been cleared.


George and Tim Faire of T.J & M.F Faire Conservation and Fencing putting the finishing touches to a stile on a footpath in Sydallt

The project is being funded by Wrexham Council and the Countryside Council for Wales on a 50/50 basis. Groundwork Wrexham and Flintshire is managing the work on the ground and ensuring that the funding is spent wisely.

The Council’s aim is to open up all the paths to a safe condition and to promote their use. Volunteers will walk the footpaths at least once a year and cut back any annual vegetation that starts to cover the stiles. They will report any bigger problems to the Council, which has promised to give priority to such matters providing that resources allow. This should keep all the paths open and in a good condition for many years to come.

Walks in the Gwersyllt area are organised by Walkabout Wrexham and led by volunteers on a regular basis. Anyone interested in the project or the walks should contact Alison Whitley on 01978 297194 or Groundwork on 01978 757524.

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