Sheppey Light Railway Greenway

Welcome!

Our project will promote and assist for the public benefit the construction and maintenance of a public access route for walking, wheeling and cycling across the Isle of Sheppey between Queenborough and Leysdown on Sea, using where possible the route of the historic Sheppey Light Railway.

Volunteer Day

Saturday 15th March

A very succesful day. Twenty volunteers - thank you!

A special thanks to local companies who proved plant or labour free of charge:

Astral

Brandon Hire Sittingbourne

DAMCO

DJG groundworks and landscaping

DDL

Pyramid Project

Rapid Plant Hire

Synergy

Think and believe

We had a successful AGM - Chair's Report and Minutes here. The 2025 AGM will be in April - date and venue to be confirmed.

We are moving forward! £6,000 has been raised to fund a detailed Route Plan across the Island which currently being drafted.

We are currently apporoaching landowners. Once agreement in principle has been achieved - and the conversations to date have been very positive - we will publicize the proposed route.

SLRG Facebook Page click

Clearing the path from Scrapsgate to Power Station Rd

This is the first section of the SLRG that we have developed, running from Scrapsgate to William Rigby Drive, off Power Station Road, behind Halfway.

Stage 1 was to clear and widen the existing footpath from Scrapsgate to the Sheerness Golf Club. This was achieved during Winter/Spring 2023/24 with the support of the Sturdgess Family who own that section of the track bed.

Stage 2 was to clear a section previously inaccessible to the public. By kind permission of the Dixon family we were allowed to clear a dense forest of brambles to create a navigable path. This section is not a public right of way but the Dixon family have allowed public passage.

We also had a litter picking day.

Stage 3 was laying an all weather path across the grassed section between Drove Road and William Ribgy Drice. This section belongs to Swale Borough Council and work was funded through a Community Infrastructure Grant from Swale with a top up from Minster Parish Council.

This is just the start of the SLR Greenway project and with the continued support and help from residents, land owners, businesses and councils this will be a project that we can all really enjoy and be extremely proud of.

As well as remembering the history associated with the Sheppey Light Railway it affords a safe and natural route for our children and everyone to experience.

Please take a stroll or bike ride along the route and give us your feedback as it would be much appreciated: info@slrgreenway.org

Videos and Podcasts

Course of the Sheppey Light Railway August 1901 to December 1950