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Project to restore Richard Farrington’s wonderfull Archway Sculpture
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.…
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…
We are ready to fundraise – help us raise £8000+ to restore this wonderful arch and artwork! Local Community Group, Friends of Centurion Way (FOCW) are one step closer to realising their ambition to restore a wonderful piece of community artwork on this 9km walking/cycling path along the disused railway from Chichester up into the…
Julia Smith has just kindly shared these lovely images she created on Centurion Way. She hopes people will share these images in to promote maintenance and reinstatement of artwork on Centurion Way. Please look through the gallery below and share these images with others.
The Friends of Centurion Way are delighted to share that we made a successful bid to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for funds to support our project to restore and reinstate the Arch at the southern end of the path. This Fund provides grants allocated by Chichester District Council for heritage and community projects and…
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.…
New Years Day Update The rain held back on New Years Day while many people joined the Friends of Centurion Way to support Carley Sitwell’s bid to reinstate Richard Farrington’s Archway Sculpture that was originally the gateway to the start of the path. Indeed, Richard Farrington joined us in person and he expressed his appreciation…
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…