Category: Upper Don Trail news
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New information board at Toad Hole Dyke
Ever noticed that little public right of way that drops down a flight of steps off Herries Road just below the famous Five Arches railway viaduct? It forms part of the proposed Upper Don Trail route, and is currently a walking route in need of some upgrading running alongside Toad Hole Dyke and through Rawson…
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Upper Don Trail Trust and Environment Agency raise concerns about proposed factory extension
The Upper Don Trail Trust and the Environment Agency have both raised concerns about a proposed factory extension that would prevent people enjoying future access to a stretch of the River Don.
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Winter Bulletin 2023
The last six months of 2022 have seen some modest successes and some rather larger disappointments in the progress of completing the Trail. Fortunately the successes are hopefully permanent whilst the disappointments are hopefully temporary and reversible with your support. Some Successes The long-awaited connection between Little Kelham and Brooklyn Works, just below Ball Street…
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Club Mill clean-up – Upper Don Trail Trust and local community tidy up inner city stretch of the River Don
The Upper Don Trail Trust (UDTT) has worked with an enthusiastic team of community volunteers and residents to clean up the stretch of trail alongside the River Don between Wardsend Cemetery and Neepsend. The team of over 20, including several families, spent a Saturday morning tidying up the riverside path along the old Club Mill…
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Club Mill Rd Cleanup
Club Mill Road Clean Up #3 Saturday 2nd July 10am – 1pm Join our clean-up of the public footpath on Club Mill Road between Wardsend Cemetery and Chapmans Works organised by the Upper Don Trail Trust and Loxley Litter Pickers and in co-operation with the resident travellers on the site. Objectives include litter…
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Volunteers Reclaim Forgotten Footpath
A little-known public footpath received some overdue TLC on Saturday when volunteers from Friends of Wardsend Cemetery, Friends or Parkwood Springs, Sheffield Litter Pickers and the Upper Don Trail Trust combined forces.The ancient footpath, which follows a small stream called the Toad Hole Dyke, links Southey Green at the Five Arches on Herries Rd to…
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Trans Pennine Trail 2021 Visitor Survey
If you’ve been walking, running or cycling along the Don riverside then chances are you’ve also been on sections of the wonderful Trans Pennine Trail. You can help them make the national trail even better by giving them feedback in this quick online survey.
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See our new Upper Don Trail video to learn about the progress we’ve made in the last year
Thanks to everyone who “came along” to our 2021 AGM on Zoom this week. We had a fascinating evening, featuring really interesting talks about the history of the River Don between Club Mill Road and Wardsend Cemetery. Our Trust chairman Simon Ogden, and Howard Bayley from Wardsend Cemetery, showed slides of how much the riverside…