Jubilee Walks

Walks from Braunstone Town, Enderby and Leicester Forest East in celebration of H.M. The Queen's Golden Jubilee, 2002. (Co-ordinated by the Stepping Stones Countryside Management Project.)

To mark H.M. The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, the Parish and Town Councils of Braunstone, Enderby and Leicester Forest East, and the Stepping Stones Countryside Management Project agreed to work together to promote six countryside walks connecting the three parishes. (The paths used for these walks also cross a fourth parish, Lubbesthorpe, which is served by a yearly parish meeting instead of a parish council.)

The walks were described in a leaflet originally published in 2002. Every effort was made to ensure that the details of the publication were correct when printed.

By raising awareness of the open countryside to be found on our doorstep, it is hoped that we can promote responsible use of the countryside and encourage the preservation of this attractive landscape for future generations to enjoy. (A large part of Lubbesthorpe, including the area covered by the Jubilee Walks scheme, is now threatened by proposals to build large housing estates on its green fields.)

It is hoped that this project will also help to encourage healthier lifestyles and people's enjoyment of this countryside.

Inauguration of the Jubilee Walks scheme in Braunstone (2002). The Town Mayor, W. ("Bill") Wright, and town councillors, Phil Fox, Jo Fox and Sue Russell, with other local people and children are shown in the picture.

The Walks

Map

The Parishes

The Stepping Stones Project

For further information on other walks produced by Stepping Stones or Leicestershire County Council, please ring tel. 0116 265 7264/7221.

The Stepping Stones Project is supported by the following Local Authorities:
* Leicestershire County Council
* Blaby District Council
* Charnwood Borough Council
* Harborough District Council
* Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
* Oadby and Wigston Borough Council

The Country Code

1. Enjoy the countryside and respect its life and work
2. Guard against all risk of fire
3. Fasten all gates
4. Keep your dogs under close control
5. Keep to public footpaths across farmland
6. Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges and walls
7. Leave livestock, crops and and machinery alone
8. Take your litter home
9. Help to keep all water clean
10. Protect wildlife, plants and trees
11. Take special care on country roads
12. Make no unnecessary noise

Acknowledgements

This webpage uses the text of the 2002 Golden Jubilee Walks leaflet, by permission from the Stepping Stones Countryside Management Project

Braunstone Walkie-Talkies

If you would like to enjoy the company of others on local walks, why not meet with the Braunstone Walkie-Talkies. They are a local group that meet regularly to cover a variety of walks around the local area. For further information contact Betty or Jim Johnson on 0116 2899794.

Braunstone Walkie-Talkies' News