Citylife in Rugeley and Cannock Chase July August 2022
We're looking forward to those lovely Summer Nights in our July and August magazine! Long sunny days (hopefully!), friends and family round for a barbecue, long, tall, cool drinks in the beer garden, or wonderful walks through the glorious Staffordshire countryside - what a way to spend the summer! We have our usual mix of recipes, local news, history features, top tips on the best places to eat and drink and more. So, step out in to the garden, pour yourself a chilled glass of orange juice (or something stronger!), put the sunshades on and have a read of our super-summery July and August magazine - and enjoy!
We're looking forward to those lovely Summer Nights in our July and August magazine! Long sunny days (hopefully!), friends and family round for a barbecue, long, tall, cool drinks in the beer garden, or wonderful walks through the glorious Staffordshire countryside - what a way to spend the summer!
We have our usual mix of recipes, local news, history features, top tips on the best places to eat and drink and more. So, step out in to the garden, pour yourself a chilled glass of orange juice (or something stronger!), put the sunshades on and have a read of our super-summery July and August magazine - and enjoy!
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A Walk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Wonderl<strong>and</strong><br />
By Alison Thornhill<br />
Who doesn’t like walk<strong>in</strong>g along a<br />
river? We know that walk<strong>in</strong>g has<br />
lots of benefits over <strong>and</strong> above<br />
simple enjoyment: it boosts the immune<br />
system, improves jo<strong>in</strong>t flexibility <strong>and</strong> helps<br />
lower blood pressure. Even better, walk<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
the outdoors amongst nature has been proven<br />
to boost our mood <strong>and</strong> improve our mental<br />
wellbe<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
With this <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d, the Trent Rivers Trust (TRT)<br />
is work<strong>in</strong>g with partners throughout the Trent<br />
Valley to br<strong>in</strong>g about the Trent Valley Way (TVW),<br />
a way-marked walk<strong>in</strong>g route, extend<strong>in</strong>g 170 miles<br />
from its source near Stoke-on-Trent to the<br />
Humber estuary.<br />
The TVW passes cities, towns <strong>and</strong> villages. It’s<br />
rich with wildlife <strong>and</strong> places of <strong>in</strong>terest. It l<strong>in</strong>ks<br />
communities, attracts visitors <strong>and</strong> contributes to<br />
the local economy. It connects the cities <strong>and</strong><br />
towns which have built their bus<strong>in</strong>ess, <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />
<strong>and</strong> heritage on the River Trent or with<strong>in</strong> its<br />
floodpla<strong>in</strong>.<br />
It is already established for 84 miles through<br />
Nott<strong>in</strong>ghamshire <strong>and</strong> L<strong>in</strong>colnshire pass<strong>in</strong>g through<br />
Nott<strong>in</strong>gham, Newark, Ga<strong>in</strong>sborough <strong>and</strong><br />
Scunthorpe.<br />
The length upstream of <strong>Rugeley</strong> <strong>in</strong> Staffordshire<br />
is just a provisional l<strong>in</strong>e on a map at the moment.<br />
Trent Rivers Trust is currently complet<strong>in</strong>g a new<br />
32 mile-long section between <strong>Rugeley</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Shardlow. This work is be<strong>in</strong>g partly funded by The<br />
National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the<br />
Transform<strong>in</strong>g the Trent Valley L<strong>and</strong>scape<br />
Partnership scheme (TTTV) <strong>and</strong> Tarmac. Work is<br />
underway to waymark the route <strong>and</strong> upgrade<br />
stiles, steps <strong>and</strong> paths. It’s hoped this work will be<br />
completed by October <strong>2022</strong>. There will be<br />
circular walks along parts of the path <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>terpretation po<strong>in</strong>ts at various locations along<br />
the route.<br />
You’re <strong>in</strong>vited to a weekend celebration of<br />
walk<strong>in</strong>g Jo<strong>in</strong> us to help us celebrate the launch<br />
of the footpath this September dur<strong>in</strong>g our<br />
weekend of walks. We’re runn<strong>in</strong>g guided walks<br />
on Saturday 24 <strong>and</strong> Sunday 25.<br />
We’ll also be runn<strong>in</strong>g a walk along the 51km<br />
stretch of the TVW on Saturday 1 October.<br />
Email or call me to register your <strong>in</strong>terest<br />
alison@trentriverstrust.org /07887 720214.<br />
For more <strong>in</strong>formation, visit<br />
www.trentriverstrust.org/trent-valley-way <strong>and</strong> to f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
out more about the wider Transform<strong>in</strong>g the Trent<br />
Valley project, visit https://www.thetrentvalley.org.uk.<br />
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