A West Sussex Action Group Committed to Protecting a Valued Local Asset
On New Years Day 2021, Philip Maber and Mark Record switched on the FoCW people counter for the first time and it has been collecting data (virtually) ever since . The counter is positioned immediately to the South of the green railway bridge by Bishop Luffa school. During the year of 2021 a total of…
The Friends of Centurion Way are meeting up again on New Years Day. We will meet up on the Centurion Way path by the Tesco Footbridge (next to Bishop Luffa School) at 12:00 Hours on New Years Day. We plan for people joining us to either walk or cycle up to the Amphitheatre (located at…
Dear Friends of Centurion Way Supporters, West Sussex County Council have opened a consultation Traffic Regulation Order CHS9038RC which closes on the 5th August 2021. Items iii & iv within the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) will introduce two parallel crossings at the Sherborne-Rd/Westgate mini roundabout. Although this may initially sound like a good idea, it…
FoCW and ChiCycle supporters met up for a big Summer Picnic at the Amphitheatre on Centurion Way. Government guidelines restricted the number of people able to attend but nonetheless we still held an enjoyable picnic event and everyone enjoyed meeting for an outdoor event. c Torrential rain cleared up just in time for people to…
Nick Billington is the the Associate Director of Planning for the West of Chichester Development which is project managed by Tetra Tech Limited. He led the virtual meeting yesterday evening on the 30th June 2021 presenting the Vistry-Miller Phase 2 plans. This included details of the long awaited Southern Access Road plans. A time table…
Friends of Centurion Way have campaigned since October 2017 to retain existing good quality walking and cycling facilities on the western side of Chichester. The initial 2017 Southern Access Road (SAR) proposals involved the removal of the southern end of Centurion Way with cyclists being relocated in both directions onto an unsuitable shared use pavement…
3:00 Pm on Sunday July 4th Picnic on Centurion Way Due to quarantine restrictions being extended by national government into July 2021, please contact summerpicnic@chicycle.co.uk if you intend joining this event. Unfortunately, we are now restricted to the event including a maximum of 30 persons. Celebrate Centurion Way as being the best walking and cycling…
Richard Turnbull of www.brightride.org.uk is conducting some market research to find out if there is demand for hiring out e-bikes in Chichester. If you want to invite friends and family to experience Centurion Way, an e-bike hire scheme might be an appealing prospect for you? Maybe you would be interested in trying out an e-bike…
The West of Chichester Development which will bring 1600 new homes that will be sited next door to Centurion Way. The friends of Centurion Way have been following the planning procedure for these homes and wanted to make sure new residents have easy access onto Centurion Way We have successfully negotiated with the CDC planning…
In absence of an agreed transport infrastructure master-plan for Phase 2 West of Chichester Development, the developers wish to start construction of the Southern Access Road without knowing how it will connect to the existing city transport network! Provision for local walking and cycling along this section of Southern Access Road, is of notably poor…