Towpath Closure at Five Rise Locks
A section of the towpath leading to the Five Rise Locks will be closed this Autumn to allow for essential repairs.
Riverside Walk now made accessible
Riverside Walk in Bingley has been recently improved to make it accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. Find out more!
Otley Road Pathway Improvements
We are really delighted to update you on footpath improvements involving the Dales High Way, the Millennium Way and the Welcome Way along Otley Road across Rombalds Moor. Until recently, these routes all required walkers to brave the edge of the very busy Otley Road near Weecher Reservoir, with traffic whizzing by, for about 200 yards.
The four local Walkers are Welcome groups (Burley Otley, Bingley and Baildon) offered to work with…
Join our committee! We are looking for volunteers
Bingley Walkers are Welcome has been established for six years and Covid permitting we are going from strength to strength. We hope to resume our monthly walks in the near future and hold our annual walking festival in late August.
We are looking to welcome new members to our already established committee of volunteers. At the moment we are meeting on Zoom but in normal times we meet no more than five or six times a year in a town centre location.
Would you be interested in getting involved with your community and…
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Updated – [Reopened] Path diversion at Mytholme Beck
This path is located near Bingley Garden Centre joining Harden Lane to Sandy Banks. It has now been reopened. There was no official diversion in place but it was easy enough to go round Harden Lane and Sandy Banks to avoid the closed path.
Reopening of Glovershaw Beck path
As you might have already noticed, the path running along Glovershaw Beck near Shipley Glen has been reopened since early August. This wouldn’t have been possible without the work and dedication of the Bradford Countryside and Rights of Way team.
February 2020 floods and footpaths damages
Recent weather storms Ciara and Dennis have really put a strain on our local communities and the Airedale valley was once again flooded in many parts included Bingley. Throughout February, weeks of rain fell on multiple occasions in just a few hours and brought flash flooding all around. Now that the weather is starting to become more clement, we can see the damages left behind, especially along paths.
Working with sponsors for the community’s benefit
As an organisation we are always looking for new ideas to raise funds. This is very important to keep the books balanced as we have a duty to report annually to the national Executive Committee in order to keep our accreditation. One of our aims is to increase economic footfall for the town and the local area. Having so many supporters displaying the Walkers are Welcome logo on their door or shop window is great publicity for us.
