Save our bridleway: Meon Valley Disused Railway Line
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Oona Hickson
11 years ago
i have used this as a bridle way the surface must be suitable for horse riders
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Jessica Davis
11 years ago
Where are horse riders meant to ride instead? For a lot of riders in this area, their only option will be to ride on the A32! We are the wasting tax payers money on something that is not broken? I used to ride and now regularly run on the track and the surface is not an issue, yes it can get a bit muddy from time to time but that's part of running in the countryside!
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me
11 years ago
save the bridleway
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Caroline Dennis
11 years ago
A complete waste of tax payers money to resurface what has been an 'off road' byway for decades. It suits all users just as it is. If walkers and cyclists want to travel on a clean hard surface they can use the roads. This railway line is a long established, peaceful, country route away from roads.
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Jeanette Wallmark
11 years ago
I've seen pics from there and hope to visit soon.
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Anne Sharp
11 years ago
Much safer riding off road
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Diane.Roberts
11 years ago
very sad to see this happen to our countryside,our labarador will no longer be able to run with us on our bikes as it'll rip I her paws to shreds !
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Chloe Dalglish
11 years ago
The railway line should not be resurfaced so that it is unsuitable for horse riders. We do not have many places to ride that are off road, and as roads get busier they are more dangerous. We would not choose to ride on roads if we had good offroad areas (like the Railway Line) to ride on. By resurfacing it horse riders are being actively discouraged, and pushed to ride on roads to find more suitable areas.
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Rachel Goatley
11 years ago
We do not have enough bridleways and safe riding routes as it is, please do not take away one of the few that we do have by making it unsafe for riders.
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Lynn Wilde
11 years ago
There are few enough bridleways in the Fareham area as it is. Please don't let this valuable area which is also used by walkers as well be lost due to urbanisation.
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kelly
11 years ago
this is a very important bridle path covering a wide area of riders. if this goes ahead it will defenatly have an impact on uard owners as liveries will move there horses due to the roads being unsafe to ride on. how can bridle paths keep disapearing when motortists no longer want horses in the road?????
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Jane Foster
11 years ago
The railway line is the only local place we have to ride off road. please don't take that away.
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Richard Atkinson
11 years ago
will be such a shame to prevent horse riders using the current bridal path, i know many people share this opinion. They are not an inconvenience to anyone and access is quite simple already for pushchairs and cyclists. i mean look at Hampshire's roads, they seem to be in a much worse condition. Keep the path accessible for horse and riders
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Lynn Mailing
11 years ago
I have used this railway line for over 45 years riding horses and still using it. Leave it alone for people to enjoy the way it is,spend the money on something more worth while
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Alix Mason
11 years ago
It would be a great shame if this goes!
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Charlotte austin
11 years ago
I regularly ride along the railway line. It's it one of the only places nearby that we can canter safely along. I understand that we can still acess the line and it is now fab for other users of the line. This said however I will no longer be able to use the line as I would have previously
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Martin Hall
11 years ago
Please save our great surface
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Vicky spearpoint
11 years ago
Too many bridleways being closed now it's pishing horses on to roads now and the roads are so unsafe with so many cars now
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Anne Wood
11 years ago
Little information on this happening until its too late
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Amy Quinn
11 years ago
I am a frequent horse rider down this bridleway and it would be such a waste to see it destroyed.
i have used this as a bridle way the surface must be suitable for horse riders
Where are horse riders meant to ride instead? For a lot of riders in this area, their only option will be to ride on the A32! We are the wasting tax payers money on something that is not broken? I used to ride and now regularly run on the track and the surface is not an issue, yes it can get a bit muddy from time to time but that's part of running in the countryside!
save the bridleway
A complete waste of tax payers money to resurface what has been an 'off road' byway for decades. It suits all users just as it is. If walkers and cyclists want to travel on a clean hard surface they can use the roads. This railway line is a long established, peaceful, country route away from roads.
I've seen pics from there and hope to visit soon.
Much safer riding off road
very sad to see this happen to our countryside,our labarador will no longer be able to run with us on our bikes as it'll rip I her paws to shreds !
The railway line should not be resurfaced so that it is unsuitable for horse riders. We do not have many places to ride that are off road, and as roads get busier they are more dangerous. We would not choose to ride on roads if we had good offroad areas (like the Railway Line) to ride on. By resurfacing it horse riders are being actively discouraged, and pushed to ride on roads to find more suitable areas.
We do not have enough bridleways and safe riding routes as it is, please do not take away one of the few that we do have by making it unsafe for riders.
There are few enough bridleways in the Fareham area as it is. Please don't let this valuable area which is also used by walkers as well be lost due to urbanisation.
this is a very important bridle path covering a wide area of riders. if this goes ahead it will defenatly have an impact on uard owners as liveries will move there horses due to the roads being unsafe to ride on. how can bridle paths keep disapearing when motortists no longer want horses in the road?????
The railway line is the only local place we have to ride off road. please don't take that away.
will be such a shame to prevent horse riders using the current bridal path, i know many people share this opinion. They are not an inconvenience to anyone and access is quite simple already for pushchairs and cyclists. i mean look at Hampshire's roads, they seem to be in a much worse condition. Keep the path accessible for horse and riders
I have used this railway line for over 45 years riding horses and still using it. Leave it alone for people to enjoy the way it is,spend the money on something more worth while
It would be a great shame if this goes!
I regularly ride along the railway line. It's it one of the only places nearby that we can canter safely along. I understand that we can still acess the line and it is now fab for other users of the line. This said however I will no longer be able to use the line as I would have previously
Please save our great surface
Too many bridleways being closed now it's pishing horses on to roads now and the roads are so unsafe with so many cars now
Little information on this happening until its too late
I am a frequent horse rider down this bridleway and it would be such a waste to see it destroyed.