A West Sussex Action Group Committed to Protecting a Valued Local Asset
Thursday the 12thof March 2026 saw the successful installation of Peter Clutterbuck’s Bespoke Ironwork Craft Bench on Centurion Way. Julia Smith, secretary of FoCW, produced the following excellent press release detailing many key facets of the community project. PRESS RELEASE FRIENDS OF CENTURION WAY Local Community Group, Friends of Centurion Way (FOCW) have hit another…
The South Downs National Park Authority are opening a new route through to Singleton Station and beyond to Cucumber Hill. Please follow this “Full Seam Ahead” link to navigate to the official South Downs National Park Authority introduction to their event. On the weekend of the 23rd and 24th August from 10am to 2pm, a…
FoCW will hold an invitation only official opening of the reinstated archway that will take place on the 20th August 2025. Afterwards, South Downs National Park Authority will hold another invitation only opening event. This will be for the Centurion Way route extension to Singleton Station and beyond. Ian Swann (Chairman of FoCW) provides the…
Ian Swann is organising a medium pace mountain bike ride for Wed 12th March starting at Centurion Way Bridge over Newland’s Lane. Anyone is welcome to join this informal ride but with the understanding that it is not an officially led ride and FoCW lacks insurance for accidents. Therefore, participants will be responsible for their…
Ian Swann and I paid a visit to Peter’s forge/workshop last week with Richard Farrington, the original arch sculptor. It was such an amazing feeling walking down a narrow alleyway behind Osborne Road in Southsea and entering a tiny courtyard full of old bits of metal of many sizes, to find the two key people…
Update Theo did a great job playing the backing to the Christmas Carols on the electric piano despite the inclement wind and rain. Friends of Centurion Way raised their voices in song as the rain did its best to dissolve the song sheets. Carley kept everyone’s spirits high by supplying mulled wine and mince pies.…
Anyone wishing to preserve and promote Centurion Way is most welcome to attend the Friends of Centurion Way AGM at 7:00pm on 11th April 2024. We will hold the meeting in the Baptist Hall, 124 Sherborne Rd, Chichester, PO19 3AW. We intend to start the meeting at 7:00 pm and to finish by 9:00 pm.…
South Downs National Park have recently announced they aim to extend Centurion Way to join with the South Downs Way by 2026. They explain: Led by the South Downs National Park Authority working with a range of partners and landowners, the route is currently being extended from West Dean to Cocking to link up with…
Carley & Louise enjoyed the experience of being interviewed by skilled media creator Clare Mansell. Although slightly anxious about how the episode 5 will come out, we are very much looking forward to sharing it as a way to promote reinstatement of the archway. Clare is in the process of publishing Bike Tales Season 2…
Thursday afternoon, 16th February 2023 one of our Facebook supporters let us know that the Arch Sculptures had been moved from its covered storage at the WSCC Depot. We knew that we would have to move it out this spring but not quite yet! After a few desperate phone calls and an early morning site…