''So the Dark Lane off-road bridleway, cycle and walking route from Otterspool to Stockport has been upgraded. There is also a surface that horses and cycles seem to find acceptable - trust me, that's hard! - and there is some money this financial year that can be spent. Not huge, but some.''
Afraid that was last year, what a waste of money, within months the path was impassable due to mud, so much so by January this year the surface material was removed by the Council and so we are left with a rough stoney surface, hardly suitable as a cycle route. So we now have a path with concrete edging for about a mile upstanding just enough to prevent water flowing off the path.