 A joint venture between Christchurch Borough Council and Highcliffe Residents’ Association CIC (HRACIC) is leading to a newly-refurbished and extended path along Highcliffe cliff top. The two partners have contributed equal amounts of the £6,500 needed to relay the worn out path fronting the cliff top car park near the Cliffhanger Café and extended with a new path leading to the Culmore steps and Wharncliffe Road. John Morgan, treasurer of the HRACIC, said: “The old path was just on grass so it became very worn and muddy and puddles collected there in wet weather. “We saw that it needed improving for access to the village and the beaches so we put in the funding to encourage more people to the area for the benefit of the residents and the traders.” Steve Woolard, Coastal Engineering Team Leader at Christchurch Council, added: “The Council couldn’t initially justify the expenditure for the new path so we were very grateful when HRACIC stepped in to match fund the project. “With the improvements to the existing path and the laying of the new section we’ve ended up with 500 metres of pathway to a much high specification. Construction work is being undertaken by the Council’s Coastal Engineering Gang and supported by Neptune Plant hire, with completion due by mid- September.” Photo shows John Morgan (left) from the Residents' Association and Steve Woolard from the Council with the new path behind them. |
