Launch events for Friends of New England Rail Trail

30th Jul 2024

New England Vision 2030 (NEV 2030) will host the first of three ‘Friends of New England Rail Trail’ launch events on Wednesday July 31st at the Armidale Bowling Club starting at 5.30pm.
Further launch events will be held in Glen Innes on August 7th and Guyra on August 14th. The Guyra event will be held at the Guyra Bowling Club.
Following the success of their online petition which was launched earlier this year, NEV2030 suggested starting up a Friends Group to be a major community support group for the trail when it is up and running. The petition was signed by 6781 people over seven weeks.
They are hoping to build on this support within the community and have formed a steering committee which is inclusive with members from Armidale, Guyra and Glen Innes. Convenor Maria Hitchcock said they have had outstanding support from the community with 54 financial members so far and they hope to sign up many more at their launch events.
Included in their team is a professional graphic designer who has created a logo, slogan and designs for merchandise as well as preparing an exciting presentation for the three launch events.
Armidale Mayor Sam Coupland will officially launch the Friends Group in Armidale and Guyra while Glen Innes Severn Mayor Rob Banham will do the honours in Glen Innes. The founder of New England Rail Trail, Dave Mills, will tell people the big story from how it was conceived to the present day.
Ms Hitchcock said it promises to be a terrific night and even if you are not a cyclist it would be worth coming along to get informed. It’s a free event - no need to register, just turn up and bring a friend.

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