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Southdowns National Park have published an open invitation to come and view their Centurion Way Planning Drawings for the stretch from West Dean to the South Downs Way, Cocking. 24 October 3pm to 7pm Cocking Village Hall, Bell Ln, Cocking, GU29 0HU Read the full details of their invitation here SDNPA Project Update Stakeholders Sept_2018…
Late this summer Adam Bell reported issues with Centurion Way Path to our local authorities. There was a long and reasonably wide crack along the centre of the path at it’s southern end. It was an especial nasty if cycling at night. In virtually no time at all the local authorities repaired crack in the…
Clare Balding hears the uplifting story of how walking helped a young man recover from a brain injury. Click here for link to podcast. At the age of 23, Matt Masson fell off a roof during a night out. He was in a coma for six weeks and, when he awoke, couldn’t walk, talk or…
Richard’s podcast/interview about Centurion Way is now available by following this link!!! Richard Vobes is a film maker and amateur historian. He frequently makes short films and audio recordings that explore Britain’s great heritage, traditions and legends. He has a website https://baldexplorer.com/ where his videos and podcasts can be easily accessed. On the 20th September 2018,…
Vélo South promises to be a huge local event with apparently 15,000 cyclists taking part. Centurion Way is a wonderful route you can follow up to Lavant if you wish to watch the event but need to avoid issues with the event road closures on the day! More details of the event can be found…
Philip Maber caught this interesting image at night on the 18th August. It shows interesting nocturnal activities of some of the Friends of Centurion Way participating in a walk to find bats. A young bat enthusiast Francesca can be seen on the right of the image holding a bat detector and third from the right…
Discover these fantastic flying mammals on Centurion Way Join us for a very special talk with Bat expert Peter Etheridge to find out about the bats that live and thrive on Centurion Way. To include a short walk at dusk for bat spotting. Places on the event are limited so please contact us at friends@centurionway.org.uk…
‘Cycling Legends’ Justin Bulpett & Malcolm Meaby are making a charity bike ride to raise money for Stone Pillow which is charity for local homeless people. They will depart from John O’Groats Tuesday 21st August, arriving Chichester Friday 31th August. On Friday the 31st August they plan to complete a final stage ‘Gala’ Ride! However…
On the 7th July the Friends of Centurion Way will held a summer celebration on Centurion Way as part of the Festival of Chichester. The event was well attended despite the date clashing with England’s football quarter final game in the 2018 World Cup. Offering cool drinks to thirsty path users proved a highly successful strategy to engaging…
Please consider contacting Chichester District Council with your comments and suggestions regarding the following planning application. There are potential issues regarding access links for new residents wishing to use Centurion Way. You may follow this link to the comprehensive set of plans made available by Chichester District Council. Although provisions are outlined in the 89 documents for…