Sunday July 23rd: Walk the Footpaths and Picnic for Ruscombe Valley!

It will be two years since Gladwish Land Management bought the three fields in Ruscombe Valley and divided them up into 184 individual house-size plots, 71 of which have been sold on. The Ruscombe Valley Action Group formed to maintain the fields as agricultural land: the group has been active and meeting ever since to ensure all possible measures are in place to prevent development on this wholly unsuitable site.

For many plot owners their two-year agreement from Gladwish to manage the land will be coming to an end. The fields will be cut this year, and although this will help to maintain them, the land has not been grazed for over two years and there are signs of deterioration. We are concerned about future deterioration and to raise awareness of this and keep this issue alive we have planned a walk of the footpaths followed by a picnic.

Your support would be greatly appreciated and we urge as many of you to come along with families and friends - please start walking any of the footpaths in the valley at 11.30 am on Sunday July 23rd - more details will be posted and the press will be there. Do also bring food for yourselves to enjoy at a picnic afterwards on the playing fields.

Philip Booth, on behalf of the Ruscombe Valley Action Group,
Lark Rise, Bread Street, Ruscombe, Stroud, Glos. GL6 6EL Tel: 01453 755451