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The Association is dedicated to helping everyone to enjoy the South West Coast Path. The South West Coast Path Association was formed in 1973 by a group of enthusiasts to encourage the development and improvement of the Path. This is still one of the main aims of the Association, and it works closely with Natural England, the Government’s rural recreation body, with local authorities and other user groups. Over the years the Association has continued to campaign for maintenance, signing and alignment improvements, with particular attention to removing the route from roads. The Association has been closely involved in many such improvements. Today one of the Association’s functions is to assist and advise all those who wish to walk this wonderful coastline – whether in short relaxing strolls around a headland or by undertaking more demanding long distance walks lasting several days, or even heroic attempts at covering the whole length of 630 miles in one go! These days the Association is more involved in actually helping to fund improvements and currently has a programme for such work. We urge all those who walk the Path and enjoy it to join us as members and help support this very important work. Some of the improvements undertaken with the help of Association funding over the last few years include:- Reinstatement after a major landslip between Duporth and Charlestown, South Cornwall. Reinstatement after a landslip at Foxhole Cove, North Cornwall. Realignment of the Path and funding of new waymarking at Cape Cornwall. Establishment of a permissive path at the gunnery ranges at Tregantle Fort, South Cornwall. Erection of end markers at Minehead and Poole Harbour and a half-way marker at Porthallow. Erection of Coastguard-promoted location markers. In addition, funding has been made available for a further series of improvements which it is hoped will take place in the foreseeable future, and which would not proceed without Association funds. Further, it was our promise of financial help towards route improvements that was one of the key factors in the Path’s management team successfully securing £2.1 million from the Rural Development Programme for England to deliver the “Unlocking our Coastal Heritage” project. As you can see, funding by our members’ subscriptions has enabled the Association to play a vital part in a range of necessary Coast Path projects. All this impressive list of improvements is thanks to our members.......well done everyone! As a registered charity, the Association has formal objectives. These are:- To secure the protection, improvement and preservation of an acceptable South West Coast Path and public access thereto in order to improve the conditions of life of the users of the South West Coast Path. To educate users of the South West Coast Path to a greater knowledge of, respect and care for the coast and countryside. In furtherance of these objectives the Association aims to work for and assist in:- Providing information about the South West Coast Path and its corridor to the public. The organisation directed at the improvement and maintenance of the South west Coast Path. Providing a forum in which different interests connected with the South West Coast Path (including its corridor) and its use can discuss problems of mutual concern.

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