Hello Wollaston,
First of all, I would just like to introduce myself – I am Councillor Alan Threadgold and have been duly elected to the Parish Council for several years now and presently I have the responsibility of being a Footpath Warden amongst other roles as well. I share this role with my fellow Councillor Paul Jones, who many of you will also know.
If you have any issues regarding the footpaths within the boundary of the parish of Wollaston then you can contact us via the Parish Clerk (email clerk@wollastonparishcouncil.gov.uk ) and we will try and assist with your queries questions or concerns.
The main reason for this letter is to bring your attention to some consultation work which has been on going by us and our Clerk over the last 12 months in negotiating with the landowner who farms the land at Shepherds Hill Wollaston.
This involves the granting of permission for local residents to walk a permissive path and includes (dogs on leads) to make it a circular route from the industrial estate and back round via Shepherds Hill to the village.
This kind permission has been granted to the village by the Estate Manager of Kexby Estates, they are the landowners and are responsible for the protection and upkeep of the path, land and environment on which the permissive path has been granted.
Should there be any issues that are not in keeping with the conditions as shown on the signage or not in the interests of the landowner or best practices, the permission can be removed and the permissive path closed on a temporary or permanent basis. This however is not what we want to occur, so please be mindful of this and follow the directional signs as placed, there are some new signs showing where the land is private with no access.
So we strongly urge all users of this permissive path / route, (which have been clearly signed) to treat it with the respect and adhere to the conditions that we have negotiated with the estate manager and to be courteous to all who use it and take any litter or dog waste home with you.
Councillor A Threadgold
Councillor P Jones
Mrs Suzanne Grant (Clerk/RFO)