Hot of the press from the North Wales TRF tonight. Just goes to show what can be done in a seemingly impossible situation.
Powys/Radnorshire ROW committee met today to decide the future of the
Monk's Trod. There were about 70 members of the public present (read
trail riders) and the committee consisted of 9 plus a panel of 4,
chairman etc.
A damning report was read out, disclosing the numerous groups with an
interest and their opinions, photographs were shown of damage, a man
in a waist deep rut for one (caused by water erosion, but that had to
be clarified) . There were 6 proposals costing from £262,000 to £0.
The recommendation was to repair some damage, at minimal cost, and
place a permanent ban on the road to all vehicles. Glum faces.
It then went to the committee to speak, to cut a long story,
basically, they said bollocks, unanimously, keep it open. Some
comments from committee members:
" I am a Welshman, but I want the Englishman's money (that he spends)"
" I drove a Landrover on the Trod in 1959 and some of it was
impassable, I had to make detours, it is no worse now than it was
then."
" 3500 years of use, and this council wish it closed, rather than
make a few repairs"
" If the route was closed, only the responsible would heed the TRO,
the Police have said it could not be enforced, they have higher
priorities, they couldn't catch a motorcycle anyway"
The ROW committee voted for a permanent TRO (for motorcycles) between
the months of December to February inclusive, that the route should
be better way-marked and a management plan be put in place utilising
the many offers of volunteers. Common sense prevailed.
Powys/Radnorshire ROW committee met today to decide the future of the
Monk's Trod. There were about 70 members of the public present (read
trail riders) and the committee consisted of 9 plus a panel of 4,
chairman etc.
A damning report was read out, disclosing the numerous groups with an
interest and their opinions, photographs were shown of damage, a man
in a waist deep rut for one (caused by water erosion, but that had to
be clarified) . There were 6 proposals costing from £262,000 to £0.
The recommendation was to repair some damage, at minimal cost, and
place a permanent ban on the road to all vehicles. Glum faces.
It then went to the committee to speak, to cut a long story,
basically, they said bollocks, unanimously, keep it open. Some
comments from committee members:
" I am a Welshman, but I want the Englishman's money (that he spends)"
" I drove a Landrover on the Trod in 1959 and some of it was
impassable, I had to make detours, it is no worse now than it was
then."
" 3500 years of use, and this council wish it closed, rather than
make a few repairs"
" If the route was closed, only the responsible would heed the TRO,
the Police have said it could not be enforced, they have higher
priorities, they couldn't catch a motorcycle anyway"
The ROW committee voted for a permanent TRO (for motorcycles) between
the months of December to February inclusive, that the route should
be better way-marked and a management plan be put in place utilising
the many offers of volunteers. Common sense prevailed.
