Trust Motto: Maintain and Preserve.

The AntonineWalkway Trust (Croy)

Kelvin valley project

 Croy and core path 1st phase update.

Access Festival

 New Publication Local History.

 The Antonine Walkway Trust would like to take this opportunity to thank Tarmac and Tarmac Northern Ltd for their assistance in this project, without who's help it would not be possible.

Antonine Walkway Core path restoration Plans 1st phase update;

In addition to other funding ,The trust has received a massive boost in the shape of a grant  of £34.000 to carry out work on the path network, the money  has come from a  Aggregates Levy Community Environmental Renewal Grant ,which is administrated through The Sustainable Action Fund  at the Scottish Executive.

New signposting by ScotWays and kissing gates supplied by                                   Morgan Blacksmiths         01236 -764392

Sections of Core Path Network to be upgraded, first picture, looking down the Nethercroy road from the first kissing gate, this section, as you can see is in very good condition and requires no or very little work done.

The new fence highlights the tarmac road surface : requires little work done.

Three generations inspect the walkway upgrade.

Preparations are ongoing to ensure a sound base and good drainage

finished product.

new path leading to picnic and fencing area. This picture is from the cattle pen looking towards the picnic area.

This is the picnic area, it will have to be cleared and spruced up with flower beds and tables, chairs and litter bins.

finished picnic  at tree avenue with children's safety fence to keep small children in and livestock out.

picnic area and viewpoint  and canal above Craigmarloch.

This picture is from the picnic area looking along the avenue towards the Forth and Clyde Canal.

new path and fencing in the tree avenue.

Same section from picnic area,  with new stock gate and kissing gate installed ? 

the completed section leading to the picnic area.

A group of access officer's at the invitation of East Dumbartionshire carried out a fact finding mission on the Antonine Walkway Project. They were accompanied by member's of various environmental agencies.  The group was shown round the network by trust coordinator James Hunt (centre), and a pleasant day was had by all.

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