Back The Track @BackTheTrack
Working to open up the disused South Staffordshire Railway between Walsall and the A5 as a leisure Greenway. backthetrack.org.uk West Midlands, England Joined October 2016-
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Good to see resurfacing work on the awful section in Mill Lane Nature Reserve at the southern end of the McClean Way.
Last Monday we installed what we hope will be the first of many information boards. This was for the Surge Stack by the canal bridge at Clayhanger.
This weekend is the last chance to pay rent for your plot. All non paying plot holders will get a letter that their plot will be re-let and late rent will incur a £5 admin charge. The shop will be open from 11:00 to 13:00 Saturday and Sunday to enable payments to be made.
The news just gets better and better. lichfieldlive.co.uk/2021/10/22/eng…
It's hard to belive it was only four years ago today we filled the first of many skips to reclaim the track for community use. You can follow our progress by scrolling back through time on our website at backthetrack.org.uk
WMBC are making a bid for funding money in order to improve the section of path between the end of the McClean Way at Ryecroft Cemetery (1) and Mill Lane (2) What WMBC needs to do is show strong community support for this and all you need to do is like this commen.
With the current restrictions to 'stay local' and 'reduce travel' make the most of what is on our doorsteps, the McClean Way greenway. On behalf of the BTT Team can we wish you all the best Merry Christmas you are able to manage, we're sure you'll give it a go while staying safe!
Due to the forthcoming lockdown restrictions we will have to curtail our workdays on the track. Rest assured you will find us there taking up the option to 'exercise' as individuals and if we just happen to have a litter picker or secateurs with us we so much the better.
The good news is Railway Paths Ltd say we can get back to maintaining the track as long as we are in small groups observing social distancing.
After doing a quick survey on a dull overcast Sunday we were really pleased to count nearly 350 users.
Pleased to see we appeared as a news update in the Summer Edition of 'Railway Rambling'
Following current health advice we have, as several of us are now classed as 'vulnerable', reluctantly decided to suspend our group activities for the duration. We will now be 'Lone Rangers' keeping an eye on the track, litter picking , trimming back etc. Please keep using.
The aqueduct steps are finished and were officially opened by Wendy Morton MP on the 31st January just after we had a visit from West Midlands Mayor Andy Street.
The steps from the towpath to the track bed have been started. Andy posing in his Stretton Construction hi-vis
Taking advantage of the weather the team were out yesterday by Ryders Mere flattened out the two humps and adding a direction sign. Elsewhere others were busy raking the ballast under the A5 bridge and Colin used his sit on mower between the Swan and the Signal.

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