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(in reverse order)

15 October 2008 - Full Launch of Online Interactive Riding Maps

18 July 2008 - Initial launch of Ordnance Survey based riding maps on this website.

15 July 2008 - Following the failure and demise of the Discovering Lost ways Project, Natural England has announced the membership of a new Stakeholder Working Group on Unrecorded Rights of Way. Mark Weston BHS Director of Access, Safety and Welfare is a memeber of this Group

15 July 2008 - We are still awaiting action from the County Council on Great Flat Lode Parking Barriers.

15 July 2008 - We are still awaiting action from the County Council on New Drains in St Ives

7 July 2008 - New Bridleway through Tehidy Park from East to West is now open. Obstruction at golf tee at eastern end has been removed. See Where to Ride - Mineral Tramways

11 and 20 May 2008: Great Flat Lode - Visiting Horses Barred - Full Story

7 May 2008 - Lobby Your MP and anyone else to get more off road - Full Story

7 May 2008 - New Drains in St Ives - Stops Access for Horses - Full Story

6 May 2008 - Goss Moor Trails - IMPORTANT SAFETY UPDATE see Goss Moor

20 February 2008 - Natural England proposing to SCRAP the Discovering Lost Ways Project, See - Lost Ways

16 February 2008 - Results from the Web Questionnaire Available - Click Survey Results

1 February 2008 - We understand that the thin sharp bollards where the horse trail passes under the old iron bridge on Goss Moor have been changed - we have not seen this ourselves yet. We have as yet, no information about the other safety issues that we have raised. See Goss Moor.

20 January 2008 - Information on Modification Orders and other Paths Orders available on this Web Site, with maps - Click Paths Orders and Getting New Bridleways on the Map

10 December 2007 - COASTAL ACCESS - DEFRA Publishes Consultation Results See DEFRA Access Newsletter and follow links to see detailed results. Issue of Higher Rights ie ridden access has been deferred - Consultation results show significant demand for Ridden Access - Do Keep Lobbying!

15 November - BHSACCESSCORNWALL receives an Award - Click Here

8 November - Latest News on BMW Case

5 November - Details of Kernow Horse Trail

27 October - Report on New Trail Bridge at Carnon Downs - See Coast to Coast Trail

20 October 2007 - BHS LAUNCH ACCESS FIGHTING FUND - Please Visit http://www.justgiving.com/AccessFightingFund

15 October 2007 - At Witney Magistrates Court on Monday 15th October the Judge allowed BMW’s application to stop up a right of way which had existed for 2,000 years without any requirement for an alternative route to be provided for horses. Pedestrians and cyclists, on the other hand, will have an alternative route provided for them. For Details please click BMW Story

3 October 2007 - GOSS Moor - New Trails are being used - PICTURES See Goss Moor.

1 October - Latest information on County Councils Paths Improvement Programme - See PPIP

18 September - We have had a very good response to our rider questionnaire - results so far here very soon.

14 September ACCESS PETITION - PLEASE do sign the petition asking the Government to give us a better say in all new access and rights of way legislation. These petitions can be very effective so please do take the time to sign it. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Equestrianaccess/

13 September COASTAL ACCESS The formal consultation by Natural England has ended - BUT now is the time for to lobby your MP so that we are not ignored - See Coastal Access

July 13 2007 - URGENT - The RideUK Feasibility Study is nearing completion and you are urgently asked to complete a simple questionnaire on bridleways and where you ride - Simple Questionnaire. Your answers will help BHS Cornwall and the County Council with RideUk and in also in our general campaign for better bridleways.

July 2007 - GOSS Moor - We are able to tell you the latest updated plans for the trail along the old A30. See Goss Moor.

June 29 2007 - The BHS is urging all horse riders to contact there local M and ask for there support in expanding the coastal access plans to include all access for all non-motorised users. See Coastal Access

June 2007 - New Web Site Feature - Grid reference of every bridleway now shown together with easy reporting - AND now with MAPPING! - Bridleway Reports.

May 2007 - The County Council have published the Draft Countryside Access Strategy for Cornwall (incoporating Rights of WAy Improvement Plan) - It may down loaded from http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=14391

Please do read it carefully. We have contributed and worked hard to get a good deal for horse riders, but getting firm commitments has been very hard. However definitive map problems, anomalies, and omissions have been recognised. These are the issues that are of great importance to riders.

You do have the opportunity to comment on the plan before the final version is agreed and published.

April 2007 DO PLEASE SIGN the online Downing Street Petition for better bridleways
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/bridleways/

7 March 2007 - Mingoose to Chapel Porth - BRIDLEWAY. - GREAT NEWS - Following the Public Inquiry the Inspector the inspector has CONFIRMED the Modification Order to upgrade the FP from Mingoose to Chapel Porth (nr. St Agnes). The order is confirmed subect to some modification regarding widths. This upgrade has taken a total of 18 years to achieve. Credit goes to Mid-Cornwall Bridleways Association. The first attempt failed, this attempt has succeeded by using evidence of use from 1937 to 1957. This judgement also highlights some useful principles of law for future judgements. The National Trust will shortly bemoving the kissing gate from the Path.

1 March 2007 - Goss Moor Equine Trail Udate

13 February 2007 - Budget Reprieve - After substantial lobbying the County Council has found alternative funding which has enabled the proposed cuts to the RoW budget be avoided. This is very good news for our paths network. - Sense has prevailed!

18 January 2007 - The County Council proposed to cut the Rights of Way Budget by over £200k - If this cut was confirmed it would be likely that all the renovation work under the PPIPS program would have to be halted.

4 December - The new Pegasus Crossing at Turfdown, on the A38 nr Bodmin,has been finally commissioned and switched on. We had raised concerns with the initial installation over the width and siting of the horse path on the Cardinham side. We had a site visit with the Highways Agency and they have made some adjustments to the fence. They were unable to move the push button post further back.. Pegasus Crossing Picture and information

1 December - Beach Access - Which Beaches do you ride? Are there any restrictions? Do you have any problems? We would like to hear from you - bhsaccesscornwall@btinternet.com

21 November - The National Trust versus Midcornwall Bridleways Association and Cornwall County Council - Public Inquiry has been held over three days to make a decision over the longstanding dispute over horse access Mingoose to Chapel Porth. We now await the Inspector's decision. The National Trust have continued to fight against this access over years.

1 November - The first TROT Toll ride in Cornwall opened 1st November - Do you think they are a good idea?? See TROT

6 October 2006 - Please send us information about the bridleways in your area - see Bridleway Reports

1 October 2006 - Natural England Launched - click for details

September 2006 Launch of BHS Cornwall Bridleway and Access Web Site