Charity

The North Dorset Trailway Network committee has been set up to promote and expand the Trailway.

The continuing work of the Committee with regard to funding, progress and future developments can be seen either by downloading our latest newsletter. To download the latest Newsletter Click here.

NDTN is a charity run by its members and Trustees. Membership is open to anyone who broadly supports our aims. Membership costs £5 a year, for which you will get an occasional newsletter (by email or by post), and a vote at all general meetings.

Because the North Dorset Trailway is a charity the committee are in fact trustees. This means that we have to be aware of the principles of the Charity Commission and ensure that the Trailway is run for the benefit of those who use it.

The Trustees are drawn from a wide area and from a wide range of interests all of whom are interested in its development and improvement.

The main activities of the Trustees are as follows: –

• To promote the development of the Trailway
• To raise money for that purpose
• To keep people informed of developments
• To ensure that it is accessible to as many people as possible

They are as follows: –

Lesley Gasson – Chairperson from Shillingstone
Graham Rains – Vice Chairman, ROW officer for Shillingstone and member of DT11
John Cody – Secretary, from Durweston
Keith Yarwood – Treasurer, member of Stourpaine PC and member of DT11
Scott Norman – Chairman of Stourpaine PC and Chairman of DT11
Jan Wardell – Member of the Ramblers Association, from Stalbridge
Jim Martin – Member of Dorset Open Spaces, from Stalbridge
Carol Shoopman – Member of the British Horse Society, from Milton Abbas
Graham Smith – Member of the Dorset Doddlers, from Charlton Marshall
Click on the names to e-mail each person.

There a number of members who are interested in cycling these include Graham Rains and Graham Smith . Cyclists are therefore well represented. It would be good to have members from Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum as these are areas close to the Trailway that have large populations.

Lesley Gasson