In the February issue of the Friends of the Ridgeway (FoR) newsletter we celebrate community volunteers, this time in the context of the Historic Ridgeway Project. Several of our Ancient Monuments are being made more accessible to and enjoyable by the public by the volunteers. At the Neolithic Wayland’s Smithy, volunteers are building a dead hedge; we tell you why and how. The FoR’s Chair and Secretary are standing down at the 2026 AGM. If you are interested in either post, or know someone who might be, the newsletter tells you what you need to know about the roles. If you are going to Uffington for FoR’s free Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize Exhibition on 18 and 19 April then consider our suggestions for other things to see in the village to make a bigger day out. On a negative note, we explain why we are disappointed with the report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature with regard to its unhelpful comments on prohibiting recreational motor vehicles from byways, including on sections of the Ridgeway. Good news includes that the water tap alongside the Ridgeway at Sparshalt Firs has been surrounded by insulation in a new housing, so that the tap can be used all year round.
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