Long Whatton and Diseworth
TRAIL PROJECT. As a result of “solid support” from Long Whatton and Diseworth Parish Council, the local trail committee has achieved progress towards its stated aim of providing a traffic-free trail a means of safe travel between the two villages
The Committee is pleased to announce that Leicestershire County Council has installed “No Footway” signage covering the entire length of The Green between the two villages. This communicates to drivers that they should expect to see pedestrians and other vulnerable users on the carriageway, and that it is the driver’s duty of care to defer to them and give them space.
The Diseworth and Long Whatton Trail ( DLWTRAIL) Campaign’s long-term goal is a wider solution than just signage.
The committee organisers said: “But these signs chime with a significant forthcoming overhaul of the Highway Code which puts the onus on those in charge of vehicles capable of doing the most damage to have a clear duty of care towards more vulnerable road users. This is a step along the way.”
Thanks have been expressed to everybody “who has voiced support for our DLWTRAIL campaign - it’s your voices of support which have helped to move forward ... even in relatively modest steps. “We continue to campaign on all issues affecting the safety of active travellers on the main route connecting Diseworth and Long Whatton.”
Thanks have also been expressed to Long Whatton and Diseworth Parish Council “for their consistent support for our mission to ensure safe passage for pedestrians, cyclists, wheelchair users and horse riders between our villages.”
The stated aims of the DLWTrail group are “to promote active travel within the Parish of Long Whatton and Diseworth, by restoring a means of safe travel between the two villages in the form of a traffic-free trail, promote the benefits of active travel to the residents of the Parish of Long Whatton and Diseworth and bring the everyday lives of the two villages closer together, by mitigating the divisive effects of transport infrastructure which has, over the years, eroded the cohesion of the two villages.”