P3 Paths Partnership

PARISH PATHS PARTNERSHIP

Devon County Council, as the Highways Authority, has a duty to assert and protect the rights of the public to the use and enjoyment of all highways for which it is responsible. As custodians of village life and rural values, local people and councils are uniquely placed to decide what needs to be done in order to make their Rights of Way easy to use and enjoyable.

The Parish Paths Patnership aims to harness these local resources and skills to complement the work of Devon County Council by funding the upkeep of Rights of Way at local level.  Devon County Council will pay a small grant to the Parish Council to keep in good repair all the paths, bridleways and other public highway, excluding the Coast Path, where appropriate.  This grant is intended to cover the condition surveys and inspections, upkeep and improvement of the path network, publicity, information, events and activities to encourage use.

The P3 Coordinator for the Parish Council is currently Councillor Roy Lucas.  One of the conditions of the grant is to carry out and submit to Devon County Council a condition survey of the complete path network on an annual basis.  To that end, Cllr Lucas will be looking for volunteers to assist in this survey, so if you are a regular walker of the path network or just simply would like to become involved please call him on 01271 813612 or email him on douglas.lucas@northdevon.gov.uk ; he would love to hear from you!

To find out more about the local footpath network  visit Devon County Council's website.