A West Sussex Action Group Committed to Protecting a Valued Local Asset
John Grimshaw, original architect of Centurion Way and founder of cycling charity Sustrans, recently returned to Chichester to re-visit the path. John expressed particular concern over proposed plans for a Southern Access road to the White House Farm development. These plans threaten the existing southern end of the Centurion Way path. The Chichester Society published…
The Chichester Observer has publish a range or proposed plans for enlarging the A27! Ominously, several of these plans show a giant roundabout and flyover built across Centurion Way and the amphitheatre area where the workmen sculptures are situated.
The article shows a sculptures by the Centurion Way Amphitheatre in the foreground with the Hunters Race bridge crossing the pathway behind. kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk reports: “Friends of Centurion Way met with the chief executive of Chichester District Council, head of planning and their senior environmental protection officer.” She also reports: City councillor Sarah Sharp said “We…
Tying in with the South Downs National Park “Dark Skies” Festival, on Saturday 24th February at 6 pm at the north end of the path – near the Road Gang or Surveyors at the “amphitheatre”. Join us to experience the path at night and look at the stars. (This event is subject to cancellation if…
On Tuesday 20th Feb, John Grimshaw, original designer of the Centurion Way path, is again visiting Chichester for a meeting with Chichester District Council along with other members of the Centurion Way committee. If you are free, please join us for a photo outside the District Council offices (near the car park) at 3.00 pm.…
We had hundreds of signatures collected on our Giant Valentines Card even though there was occasional rain and snow on the path last weekend while they were being collected. The Department of Transport is only a short walk from Victoria station and fortunately the address was clearly marked on the postcard so we could find…
Mike (who is a friend of Centurion Way) has noticed how Centurion Way has been dramatically shrinking since it was first laid down. Over the years the edges of the path have been getting progressively covered over leaving less room for pedestrians and cyclists to pass one another. A bit of scraping reveals the original…
Virtually the whole section of path shown in these two videos is threatened! Only a short short section shown is likely to remain. That is the stretch from the bridge over Newlands lane, to where the path dips slightly to the western side of the original embankment to join a path running under the old…
Your local County Councillors invite you to come along to the South Chichester County Local Committee at 7pm on Tuesday 20 February 2018 In Committee Room 3, County Hall Chichester, Chichester PO19 1RQ Friends of centurion way will be raising a question so why not come along if you have time available. See Council Leaflet…
Letter posted to & published by the Chichester Observer By Philip Maber, Singleton Published: 07:00 Thursday 01 February 2018 I understand plans are afoot for a significant diversion of the southern (Chichester) end of our much-loved Centurion Way cycle/footpath. I wish to object to any diversion of the path away from the established route of…