Grand Western Greenway becomes a Community Interest Company

We are pleased to let you know that the Grand Western Greenway has become a Community Interest Company (CIC)! This is a significant milestone for us, and we couldn’t have achieved it without your support and dedication.

As a CIC, our mission remains steadfast: to create an active travel route through the countryside from Wellington to Taunton. This new status allows us to operate with greater flexibility and ensures that all our efforts are directed towards community benefit.

Join Us as a Member

We are pleased to invite you to become a member of the CIC. By joining, you will have the opportunity to actively participate in our decision-making process with voting rights. Your voice will help shape the future of the Grand Western Greenway.

Membership Details:

• Annual Subscription: £5 per year

• Benefits: Membership of a CIC is akin to becoming a shareholder of a limited company. You will have the right to attend and have voting rights at the AGM.

Your membership will not only support our ongoing projects but also empower you to have a say in how we grow and develop. Together, we can make a lasting impact.

How to Join:

Joining is simple! Visit our website here and follow the membership link. We look forward to welcoming you as a valued member of our community.

Grant funding awarded for engineering assessment

We are very lucky to have the support of the Wellington and Taunton Town Councils. Both of them give us enthusiastic support, and they have recently translated that into financial support for us to begin assessing the engineering and logistical challenges of building this route through the countryside.

As we get a clearer understanding of what these are, we will be able to have a clearer indication of the best route for us to negotiate with local landowners. The study is being undertaken by Greenways and Cycleroutes led by the eminent John Grimshaw. John is the Civil Engineer who founded and led Sustrans for 30 years, and who is busy building the Strawberry Line and consulting on many others.

John Grimshaw CBE at work on the Strawberry Line in Somerset

Wellington and taunton Councils have jointly funded the study by each making a grant of £4000 for which we are very grateful!