by admin | Mar 11, 2026 | News
The inaugural meeting of The Lord Carlisle Heritage Trail committee took place at the Lacy Thompson Hall, Hallbankgate on the 10th March 2026. Application for Right of Way Recognition It was agreed that there should be one organisation to apply for Right of Way...
by admin | Mar 5, 2026 | News
On 3rd March 2026, an inaugural meeting of the ‘Campaign for the Lord Carlisle Heritage Trail’ was attended by 41 people. A majority vote accepted the proposed Constitution, and a committee was elected to help move the proposals forward. Proposals were made to...
by admin | Feb 28, 2026 | News
On the 27th February, Cumberland Council placed an ‘Emergency Temporary Prohibition of Pedestrians’ closure notice on the fingerboard of the public footpath (Public Footpath No. 124007) that crosses the land adjacent to Whites Cut on its west side. The...
by admin | Feb 18, 2026 | News
In a follow-up public meeting, chaired by Cumberland Councillor Dobson on 17th February, Ted Liddle (a countryside access advocate and former surveyor for Sustrans) and Kieran Foster (Access Officer for the Byways & Bridleways Trust) suggested a viable way forward...
by admin | Feb 4, 2026 | News
In response to the destructive activity at Whites Cut, a public meeting attended by over 120 people was held on 3rd February, in Hallbankgate, to discuss the significant environmental damage caused and concerns about the obstructed access. Cumberland Councillor Dobson...
by admin | Jan 25, 2026 | News
In January 2026, the new owner of the Whites Cut section near Midgeholme, which sits within the North Pennines National Landscape and is adjacent to a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), carried out extensive groundworks without the necessary planning...