Access to the outdoors will come under the spotlight at a series of meetings hosted by the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) during September. Under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, the CNPA has a statutory responsibility for outdoor access in terms of setting up one or more Local Access Forums (LAF), covering the Cairngorms National Park. The function of a LAF will be to advise the CNPA on access rights, rights of way and the development of a network of core paths.
The events will help to inform the public of the role of LAFs and the CNPA's statutory duty in setting them up. Furthermore, they will provide an opportunity to gather comments and opinions from interested parties and individuals on how a LAF should be structured; and the options for appointing members to the Forum.
Everyone with an interest in outdoor access, whether they live in the Park or not, is encouraged to go along to their nearest meeting. The meetings fall on the following dates:
Tuesday 7 September - Inglis Memorial Hall, Edzell
Wednesday 8 September - Richmond Memorial Hall, Tomintoul
Thursday 9 September - Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie
Tuesday 14 September - Lonach Hall, Strathdon
Wednesday 15 September - YMCA Community Centre, Grantown-on-Spey
Thursday 16 September - Victory Hall, Aboyne.
The meetings are being facilitated by CNPA staff with representatives from the local authorities. All meetings start at 7pm and tea and coffee are provided
For more information, please contact Fran Pothecary, Access Officer for CNPA on tel: 01479 870533 or email: franpothecary@cairngorms.co.uk
Cairngorms National Park Authority
14-16 The Square
Grantown on Spey
Morayshire
PH26 3HG
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