For years Sustainable Crediton and a local group called the Boniface Trail group have been campaigning for a cycle/pedestrian /multi use path (inc wheel chairs) from Crediton to Exeter. Last year Devon County Council responded to this campaign and carried out a consultation with two possible options. One called the 'quiet' roads option which would take the route away from the A377 and along back roads going past the station at Newton St Cyres and coming out near Bernaville nurseries. (ie the way many of us already go if we want to avoid the main road)_. The other route would be alongside the A377 but on a separate path. The majority of those responding were in favour of the A377 route. We believe that DCC officers tend to favour the 'quiet' roads route (not always very quiet!) since it would not involve major expense and could be done relatively quickly.

However, Sustainable Crediton favours the A377 route which would be a proper cycle/pedestrian track like the one around the Exe estuary.

At 10.30 am on December 10 th The DCC cabinet will be discussing a paper on cycle routes in Devon (at County Hall). The Boniface Trail is among the top 10 but no priority order has been worked out. We need a systematic campaign to ensure our trail is high on the list and also that they go for the A377 route, not the 'quiet roads' route.

Here is a link the Councillors on the Cabinet who will be making the decision.  It includes their email addresses and postal addresses. Please write to them to give them your views. Sustainable Crediton will also organise a lobby at County Hall on that day so put it in your diaries if you can come along.

For more information contact Gerald Conyngham at geraldconyngham1@gmail.com  or Giles Fawssett at gilesfawssett@icloud.com