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People's Postcode Trust

In October 2010 we heard we had been awarded a grant of almost £10,000 from the People's Postcost Trust. This grant is to clear and upgrade the section of path south of the Rafford Bridge to a standard that would provide a circular route for a local mobility scooter group. Doing this work with provide the group with a cutter for clearing rough undergrowth and a trailer to transport it to where it is needed.

Dava Way Summer Stroll June 19th 2010

The Dava Way Summer Stroll took place on Saturday June 19th 2010. This was a daytime version of 2009's successful overnight Ghost Train walk which attracted over 100 walkers. This was a smaller event with 21 walkers. Although a choice of direction and a choice of lengths was available, all but one chose to walk the full 24 miles from Grantown to Forres. As in 2009, refreshments in the form of tea/coffee/soft drinks and sausages/burger rolls were provided at the Dunphail Breathing Place. Once again the weather was kind, warm and dry.

Path Maintenance

During September and October new finger posts for the route were installed to improve directions at various points such as Dava where we had recieved reports of folks being uncertain of the route. The new signposts also provide more distance information along the route. Distances reflect the decision to measure from Forres and Grantown centres rather than the outskirts. This work has been done as part of an upgrade to support the launch of The Moray Way. (The Moray Way is a 95 mile circular route around Moray that uses the Dava Way and parts of the Moray Coast Trail and The Speyside Way).

Increasing use of the path and heavy rains means that several sections of the path are getting muddier and more unpleasant. The cuttings north and south of Dunphail are the worst affected. The washout in the photograph shows what happened in the autumn of 2009. Maintaining and improving drainage will remain a challenge for many years. We will need to have grant aid to tackle some jobs but meanwhile there remains much that human effort can achieve. Why not join us for exercise and fun? Volunteers always welcome, email our volunteer co-ordinator.

Dava Way Meetings

The Dava Way Association is a registered charity and a limited company by guarantee. We hold committee meetings roughly every 5 weeks during the year and an Annual General Meeting in November. Naturally the public is always invited to our AGM. Anyone can attend our committee meetings by arrangement (limited space).

Committee meetings

The next committee meeting will be on Tuesday, 14th Febuary 2012 at The Hub, 20 Tolbooth Street, Forres starting at 7.30 pm
The last committee meeting was on Tuesday, 10th January 2012. Download minutes

Annual General meetings

The 8th Annual General Meeting took place on Tuesday 1st November 2011. Download minutes.

The 9th AGM is scheduled to be held in the Forres Lawn Tennis Clubhouse, Albert Street, Forres on Tuesday, November 6th 2012 starting 7.30pm.

Minutes of past meetings

All our meeting minutes are public and past minutes can be accessed through the Dava Way Office page.