UPDATE 21 Nov 2019 - FORMING A COMMUNITY GROUP:

DLWTRAIL UPDATE 21 Nov 2019 FORMING A COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP: WHO WANTS TO BE INVOLVED?

Following my recent meeting with Dave Cliffe, Development Officer with VAL (Voluntary Action LeicesterShire), and Sam Lockwood, Clerk to LWDPC (Long Whatton & Diseworth Parish Council), it’s time to push for action on DLWTRAIL. Here’s my proposal: We need to move on from “Wouldn’t this be a good idea?” to “How can we get moving?” The first step would be to commission a FEASIBILITY STUDY to define what we want to achieve, how it might be achieved, building a case, and getting partners on board. To achieve credibility when approaching other parties, we’ve been advised to form ourselves into a COMMUNITY GROUP. Forming a Community Group is quite easy, once we have enough people who want to be part of it. I suggest we start with seven people: Four Officers: - Chair - Vice Chair - Secretary - Treasurer Plus three ordinary members.

We’ve already received potential interest from some people, but I want to throw this open to all. If you’re interested in being involved in our new DLWTRAIL Community Group, as an officer or as a committee member, please email dlwtrail@outlook.com by FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER stating what post you might be interested in, and which of our two villages you live in (to ensure balanced representation). Please also mention if you have any particular area of interest or expertise which might be relevant to campaigning for, and influencing the creation of, an Active Travel Trail between Long Whatton and Diseworth. I suggest we need at least one member of the equestrian community to be on our committee to represent the views of horse riders. Thank you. - Mike Doyle, Diseworth resident