A MEETING will take place in Bellingham on Tuesday, April 26 to discuss how disused railway tracks can be converted into accessible greenways.
Northumberland Joint Local Access Forum (JLAF) has announced an upcoming meeting to discuss the group's priority initiative on disused railway tracks.
The meeting will be held at Tea on the Train at 4pm.
The independent body, which works in partnership with Northumberland National Parks Authority, has an interest in public rights of way and access to the countryside, and its priority initiative aims to convert disused railway tracks to accessible shared use greenways.
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Ted Liddle, member of Northumberland JLAF, said: "One of the priority projects that JLAF has adopted is the 'rails to trails' initiative, which essentially is supporting and advising on the conversion of disused railway tracks as traffic-free, shared-use greenways."
"By dint of necessity and design, disused railway tracks (DRT) are linear, flat, and effective man-made transport corridors linking urban and rural communities. In Northumberland, a number of DRTs pass through some of the finest scenery in the county and provide viewing enjoyment which is otherwise denied to the public."
"DRTs are as much part of our history as Hadrian's Wall and should be preserved for current and future generations to enjoy and benefit from, long into the future," Ted added.
Members of the public are invited to get involved in JLAF's group discussions, and to have their say.
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