Latest News BHS Access Cornwall Home Page
(in reverse order)
20 April 2010 - A new Bridleway is lost. Two officers of the Ramblers Associationhave lost us a new Bridleway and caused an unnecessary Public Inquiry, at great expense to Cornwall Council. Details
5 March 2010 - The BHS campaigning on various important issue is continuing and your continued support and action is required - Coastal Access, Forestry Access, Horse Tax and Cycleways. Please see Campaigns. It is your future riding that is at stake.
1 March 2010 - Bodmin Moor Access - The Roughtor Notice board has been amended in advance of a new board being prepared. There is nothing further to report. Bodmin Moor Update
7 November 2009 - New Look BHS Access Cornwall Website Launched
4 November 2009 - The Roughtor Notice board is being amended by Cornwall Council removing reference to a permit scheme. See Bodmin Update
22 September 2009 - The BHS has received a tremendous response to its survey of the views of horse riders about the moor and all its users. BHS has had liaison with the Chairman of Bodmin Moor Commons Landowners. No permit scheme currently in operation.
31 August - Bodmin Moor Permit Questionnaire Permit Questionnaire
11 August 2009 - Forestry Permits - Consultation
11 August 2009- Further Update on Bodmin Moor Bodmin Update
27 July 2009 - Update on Bodmin Moor
24 July 2009 - Great Flat Lode Carpark Barrier discussed at Mineral Tramways Partnership Meeting Details.
10 and 17 July 2009 - Further Updates on BodminMoor
20 June 2009 - Bodmin Moor Update
May 2009 - Discovery of Threatened Imposition of Permit Scheme for Riding on Bodmin Moor
April 2009 - Cornwall Council Highways - Trial of Non-Slip Surface on St Ives Drainage Grids - Details
April 2009 The County Council becomes a Unitary Authority - Renamed "Cornwall Council" www.cornwall.gov.uk
April 2009 The Staker Holder Working Group has now held three meetings looking at the way forward subsequent to the failure of the Discovering Lost Ways Project. Full details and minutes of the meetings are available on Natural Englands Web Site Click Here.
March 2009 County Council Paths Improvement Programme draws to a close PPIP
February 2009 BHS Continues its fight for Coastal Access - Coastal Access Further Update
January 2009 EDEN ABANDONS ITS PLANS FOR THE WIND TURBINE after fierce opposition from all. See Wind Turbine - including latest Windfarm Advice
22 November - Coastal Access Update - Lobby Your MP
21 November 2009 - Another Bridleway LOST!
19 November 2009 - Proposed Eden Wind Turbine - Latest Windfarm Advice
15 October 2009 - 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