Summary of meeting with Leics County Council at County Hall 11 Feb 2020

The purpose of this meeting was to explain our proposal to LCC, and seek support.

More detailed minutes to follow.

Three members of the DLWTRAIL Committee attended this meeting, together with four representatives of LCC. To summarise: It seems unlikely that, at this point in time, there will be funding forthcoming from LCC to achieve our objective of a safe, sustainable active travel trail between Diseworth and Long Whatton. However, the meeting did throw up alternative avenues to follow, including approaching Sustrans and learning from / partnering with other initiatives across the border in Nottinghamshire. We will explore those avenues. The next major step will be to commission a feasibility study, for which we will need to cost and seek funding. We were never under the illusion that this would be a quick or easy job! We expect to be able to share a more detailed report of the meeting next week. . On a positive note, the ground work we have done so far (including YOUR contributions to our Dossier Of Demand) has enabled us to be taken seriously by LCC, and we appreciate the time and expertise they have afforded us so far. Your support has helped us to put ourselves on LCC's radar, which is no bad thing. Thank you for your support – and stay tuned for updates. - The DLWTRAIL Committee.