Great News: Work has started to re-open half of Poundfield Corner to no-through road byeway! This is being done to a high specification and should make an excellent all-weather track . Well Done RoW for the first half, excellent job, but not much use to us yet until the remainder is done, hopefully later this year.

More good news: Stream Mill bridge at Chiddingly soon to be re-opened for horses.

Success, soon! (correction, not soon as it is now Six Months since this was brought to the attention of Highways, but don’t worry they are going to have a ‘discussion’ !): Highways agreed to cut back the scrub at the lethal exit of bridleway onto the A22 opposite Nash Street but only half-done as visibility has not been improved . RoW agree it is highly dangerous and more needs to be done by Highways, so let’s hope, maybe in yet another six months if no-one is killed by then. (ESCC take note, there will be hell to pay if there is an accident here)

Success: Highways are to resurface the slippery road outside Golden Cross Equestrian Centre next summer, and have already re-textured the surface, a vast improvement, Well Done Highways.

Success: Veals Farm illegal diversion into an angling lake has been sorted. Errant fingerpost now moved! You can ride up the drive in safety. Ditching works at Broomham end has improved drainage at the two bogs (we need to return when dry to level soft areas and install a culvert). Drainage still needed at the end of the driveway

Warning : ESCC plan to place rubbish landraises across the path from Ripe to Laughton Woods, and across paths from Chiddingly to Broad Farm Hellingly. Links to Broomham map and to Broad Fm Hellingly, showing bridleways at risk. Link to no-landraise.org. The 1st Stage Consultation is now over but continue to ensure ALL cllrs. know your views.