Beside the River Kent When will access to the countryside on our doorstep be restored? Brigsteer Bridge, a key amenity, is closed.
It's worse than Covid lockdown, said a resident. Scout Scar was our salvation in the lovely spring of 2020, with wildlife sightings galore. With the Lake District National Park on our doorstep, we crossed that bridge to freedom.
It's worse than Covid lockdown, said a resident. Scout Scar was our salvation in the lovely spring of 2020, with wildlife sightings galore. With the Lake District National Park on our doorstep, we crossed that bridge to freedom.
Brigsteer Bride is closed, so for someone who doesn’t drive how about a walk into Kendal and along the River Kent. After all, Westmorland and Furness Council Plan aspires to be a place where we live, work and thrive. We residents, we who invest in this place. Now, in the present, not in some unspecified future.
Impossible to take a riverside walk in Kendal. Footpaths closed, diversions, the river hidden behind flood prevention work that has been going on for so long I've given up walking here. It's ugly, it's not pleasurable. And where's the wildlife I rejoiced in? Today, pigeons, a few mallard, a few house martins high above buildings. I used to watch water birds fishing from the shoal below Stramongate Bridge, goosander, cormorant, heron. Occasionally kingfisher. And there were dipper. Otter sightings in the river were a joy.
The Kent was a beautiful river, as it flowed through Kendal. Now, residents who walk from home have neither a riverfront nor Scout Scar.
We await the results of the next review on bridge safety. I went to meet Tim Farron on his summer tour so I've shared with him the impact of Brigsteer bridge closure on the community, on our well-being. We discussed possible ways forward. There is no evidence that walkers, runners and cyclists are high on the list of Westmorland and Furness Council priorities.
Impossible to take a riverside walk in Kendal. Footpaths closed, diversions, the river hidden behind flood prevention work that has been going on for so long I've given up walking here. It's ugly, it's not pleasurable. And where's the wildlife I rejoiced in? Today, pigeons, a few mallard, a few house martins high above buildings. I used to watch water birds fishing from the shoal below Stramongate Bridge, goosander, cormorant, heron. Occasionally kingfisher. And there were dipper. Otter sightings in the river were a joy.
The Kent was a beautiful river, as it flowed through Kendal. Now, residents who walk from home have neither a riverfront nor Scout Scar.
We await the results of the next review on bridge safety. I went to meet Tim Farron on his summer tour so I've shared with him the impact of Brigsteer bridge closure on the community, on our well-being. We discussed possible ways forward. There is no evidence that walkers, runners and cyclists are high on the list of Westmorland and Furness Council priorities.
Gooseholme 2m pedestrian bridge is said to 'reconnect parts of Kendal with the park.' Well, in 2024 the riverside park is inaccessible. The bridge looms massive and substantial, dominating Gooseholme.
A Bailey Bridge over the A591 should be far less intrusive in the landscape, far less expensive, far less long to wait because it's our only point of access.
This photo sequence follows the walk I took today from Kendal Parish Church, upriver to Burneside Road.
A Bailey Bridge over the A591 should be far less intrusive in the landscape, far less expensive, far less long to wait because it's our only point of access.
This photo sequence follows the walk I took today from Kendal Parish Church, upriver to Burneside Road.
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