Pennine Journey Route Monitoring
The Wainwright Society has been recognised by the relevant highway authorities as being the 'Responsible Organisation' for the Pennine Journey long-distance footpath.  One of their requirements before they agree to the route being waymarked is to establish some kind of monitoring/ reporting arrangement. and an annual monitoring of the route in early spring would meet that requirement.  The reasoning behind this is that any problems that may result from winter weather could be spotted before later spring growth obscured them.  Also it would give the authorities time to address any urgent issues.

Volunteers are now needed from Society members to monitor the route and a breakdown of the route is at the foot of this article.  This has been broken down into stages that, on the face of it, may seem short but this is deliberate as it gives volunteers the option of a ‘there & back’ walk or, in conjunction with friends and two cars, to undertake 2 stages combined.  You will see that a lack of suitable parking has meant that are there are some ‘single’ stages - or very long there & back' ones!!

Jill King has kindly agreed to organise the monitoring and so if you wish to take part in this Society project please contact Jill - via e-mail j.king112@ntlworld.com or tel. 01642 645789 - preferably, so as to make life simpler for her, with 2 ranked choices.  

Some of the stages do lend themselves to the use of local transport but with the current squeeze on county council's resources Jill and David Pitt will be looking at those that have survived nearer the time.  The result of that enquiry will be put on both the Society website and the Pennine Journey website prior to the start of the monitoring.