Offas Dyke Path
Sula Rayska has been asked by the Offa's Dyke Assocation and partners Natural England and Countryside Council for Wales, to organise an event on July 10th 2011, to celebrate 40 years of the Long Distance Path's existence.
Over the last 40 years, the Offa’s Dyke Path has become one of Britain’s best loved walking routes, and an important mainstay of the local tourism economy. During that time, hundreds of thousands of visitors have discovered a unique walking experience which combines spectacular landscapes and wildlife, the extraordinary history of the Welsh Marches (most obviously represented by the ancient bank and ditch of Offa’s Dyke itself), and the warm welcome to be found in the market towns, villages and rural communities along the route.
Natural England, the Countryside Council for Wales, and the Offa’s Dyke Association are working together to celebrate the Offa’s Dyke Path 40th Anniversary. As well as celebrating Offa’s Dyke Path, the Welsh borders, and the people and communities who live and work along the route, the events will reflect the lasting achievement of a pioneering 40 year old public/voluntary sector partnership which means that, even in challenging times, Offa’s Dyke Path has a strong future as one of the UK’s best countryside attractions.
