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On Saturday the 15th March 2025, many of those involved in getting the Gateway Arch reinstated were able to join the Friends of Centurion Way to celebrate the successful installation that took place on Thursday the 13th. Other images showing the FoCW archway installation celebration are available in the gallery below.
Last week brought panic and a flurry of activity. Indeed, concerns from WSCC, lamp-post companies and also with issues of excessive cutting of nearby tree roots, caused doubts that the project could proceed at all. Julia Smith and Carley Sitwell have now skilfully negotiated an alternative site, about 50 meters further North along the path,…
WSCC and the lamp-post companies have decided the archway can no longer be reinstated in its original position. The concern seems to be about space needed to maintain the lamps (presumably changing the bulbs) and potential damage to the lighting cables when installing the new footings. In addition, excavations around the remaining “archway boot” on…
Work has started today on the footings for the renovated Centurion Way arch at the railway bridge with our WSCC appointed contractors. It has taken five years of work and fundraising to get to this point. Super exciting! The concrete footings will take three weeks to set and so we are on track to get…
Centurion Way is now the permanent home of a scale model of the Solar System For those that remember, back in 2021 there was a temporary scale model of the solar system along Centurion Way…well it’s back, and this time permanently! Starting with The Sun, just under the bridge at Brandy Hole copse and finishing…
After Festive Meals and Seasonal Celebrations, Join the Friends of Centurion Way for a New Year’s Winter Walk on the Path On the 1st January 2025, the Friends of Centurion Way hope you can join us for an informal walk From Chichester to the Amphitheatre and Railwaymen Gang Sculptures. We will meet at the railway…
Dear Friends of Centurion Way Supporters You kindly gave us your email and online support some years ago when we were fighting to save the path from diversion by the developers of Whitehouse Farm. Thanks to you and a public campaign, we saved the original route of the path! Since then, the community has stepped…
On Saturday 16th November 2024, Carley Sitwell and Julia Smith gave a comprehensive presentation at the Westgate AGM about the reinstatement of Richard Farrington’s wonderful Gateway Arch. Please follow the link if you wish to see a PDF version of the slides that they presented Nov-24-FOCW-Presentation
Update with images of 2024 Halloween event on the path Original post promoting the event below horizontal line. Thursday 31 October 2024 – Halloween Event on the Path From 5.30-6.30pm Come and find us on Centurion Way where the Railway Bridge joins Centurion Way at Bishop Luffa school, the last stop in the Parklands Halloween…
Last year Mark Simmons organised an excellent ride on Centurion Way. Be sure not to miss this years repeat event that Mark is organising. We will be meeting at the Market Cross at 10:00 am on Sunday the 6th of October. We intend to set off on the ride at 11:00 am. Hope to enjoy…