CASH BOOST: £70,000 has been granted to the North Dorset Trailway Trust
DISTRICT chiefs have awarded £70,000 towards the upkeep of the North Dorset Trailway Network.
North Dorset District Council has made the award.
A North Dorset Trailway Trust spokesman said: "The Trailway now extends approximately 14 miles from Sturminster Newton to Spetisbury.
"The Trailway is largely made up of sections of the old Somerset and Dorset Railway which linked Bristol and Bournemouth until the 1960’s.
"It is very popular with walkers, cyclists, horse riders. It also hugely benefits people with mobility scooters. There is a strong aspiration to extend the Trailway.
"Some land in Sturminster Newton is being secured to help towards the Sturminster to Stalbridge section."
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