Walkers are Welcome Whitchurch, Hampshire were delighted to hear that following a successful site visit by the judging panel, they had won through to the final of the CPRE’s Hampshire Countryside Awards 2018. The public now vote for their preferred project….there’s some stiff competition and Whitchurch has a population of less than 5,000, so please support them by voting and spreading the word. http://www.cprehampshire.org.uk/awards/countryside-awards-2018.

Find them on Facebook to see just some of the things they are putting in place to help maintain the public rights of way in and around Whitchurch, to promote and extend walking opportunities and how they are involving young people in supporting the town and countryside.
https://www.facebook.com/Walkers-are-Welcome-Whitchurch-Hampshire

The bus walk leaflets produced last autumn with a Partnership Grant from Stagecoach South have extended the range of published walks around Whitchurch and have proved very popular with locals and visitors to the town and the promotional work they have carried out has seen more walking groups visit this year, bringing a boost to the local economy.

Whitchurch WaW currently have 60 adult volunteers (a core of 30) ably supported by 80 enthusiastic young people from the Scouts and Explorer Scouts, all getting out in to the countryside, repairing footpaths, cutting back vegetation, replacing stiles with gates and litter picking. Since autumn 2015 they  have racked up 3,000 hours of volunteer time.