The Water Lanes in the Parish of St Peter Port Guernsey is a wonderful historic Water Lane dating back to medieval times. The stream and its hedge rows is an eco-system that is a habitat for many species of marine, mammal, insect and bird life some rare and not found elsewhere. It has been a safe and tranquil pedestrian only path for hundreds of years to present time ensuring a safe and peaceful route in a unique and natural environment away from the very busy and increasingly unsafe Collings Road! The Water Lanes clearly hold deep historical and ecological significance, not to mention their role as a rare peaceful sanctuary in a rapidly changing urban landscape.
Now, Education, Sport & Culture want to install a grid plate system over the open douit to allow cyclists to use the path despite it being a no cycle zone with many children, families, dog walkers and many more pedestrians using the lanes safely. This will mean the loss of a beautiful and tranquil part of St Peter Port. Please sign the petition so we can enjoy these historic lanes in their natural state.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
August 23, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
July 7, 2025
391 Comments
Its the one safe place where children and adults can walk down without fear of being barged out the way. Today it was wonderful. Children were all together with parents and passers by looking at all the fish and crustaceans in the pools. Please leave it in peace.
My 4 children love the water lanes, we have been walking through daily for the past 12 yrs, my 7yr old son was very confused and upset this morning, the same as many other children. These are a lovely piece of history! Let's make it stay that way
A destructive and unwanted decision and a waste of time and resources, erasing some of Guernsey’s history in the process. There is no danger as there are signs telling cyclists to dismount….. Where is the environmental impact analysis on this as the habitat will be destroyed?
Don't fix what isn't broken. Where there is not room for both cyclists and pedestrians, pedestrians should have priority and cyclists should dismount and walk with their bikes. An unnecessary change, at what cost to the environment and the public purse.
My 12yo son rides to school from the Couture to Les Varandes along Collings Road and down the Ozouets... If he can manage that safely, then surely sixth formers can too? No need for this, keep the water lanes as it is and prioritise pedestrians
We don’t need to ban cyclists, we need to adopt the hierarchy of users. I fully support not allowing the lanes to be gridded over, but it can remains shared space for people on foot, people with dogs, people on bikes, people in wheelchairs and buggies. Shared space is valuable and safe space!
Stop ruining the very precious Island
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The Water Lanes in the Parish of St Peter Port Guernsey is a wonderful historic Water Lane dating back to medieval times. The stream and its hedge rows is an eco-system that is a habitat for many species of marine, mammal, insect and bird life some rare and not found elsewhere. It has been a safe and tranquil pedestrian only path for hundreds of years to present time ensuring a safe and peaceful route in a unique and natural environment away from the very busy and increasingly unsafe Collings Road! The Water Lanes clearly hold deep historical and ecological significance, not to mention their role as a rare peaceful sanctuary in a rapidly changing urban landscape.
Now, Education, Sport & Culture want to install a grid plate system over the open douit to allow cyclists to use the path despite it being a no cycle zone with many children, families, dog walkers and many more pedestrians using the lanes safely. This will mean the loss of a beautiful and tranquil part of St Peter Port. Please sign the petition so we can enjoy these historic lanes in their natural state.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
August 23, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
July 7, 2025
391 Comments
The water lanes are the lungs of our congested roads in this area - they should be retained to continue to breathe serenity into all who walk through and give life to the aquatic and other wildlife currently making this their home.
Its the one safe place where children and adults can walk down without fear of being barged out the way. Today it was wonderful. Children were all together with parents and passers by looking at all the fish and crustaceans in the pools. Please leave it in peace.
My 4 children love the water lanes, we have been walking through daily for the past 12 yrs, my 7yr old son was very confused and upset this morning, the same as many other children. These are a lovely piece of history! Let's make it stay that way
A destructive and unwanted decision and a waste of time and resources, erasing some of Guernsey’s history in the process. There is no danger as there are signs telling cyclists to dismount….. Where is the environmental impact analysis on this as the habitat will be destroyed?
Don't fix what isn't broken. Where there is not room for both cyclists and pedestrians, pedestrians should have priority and cyclists should dismount and walk with their bikes. An unnecessary change, at what cost to the environment and the public purse.
My 12yo son rides to school from the Couture to Les Varandes along Collings Road and down the Ozouets... If he can manage that safely, then surely sixth formers can too? No need for this, keep the water lanes as it is and prioritise pedestrians
We don’t need to ban cyclists, we need to adopt the hierarchy of users. I fully support not allowing the lanes to be gridded over, but it can remains shared space for people on foot, people with dogs, people on bikes, people in wheelchairs and buggies. Shared space is valuable and safe space!
Stop ruining the very precious Island
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The water lanes are the lungs of our congested roads in this area - they should be retained to continue to breathe serenity into all who walk through and give life to the aquatic and other wildlife currently making this their home.