Old Way Waymark Plotting
Old Way Project Leader Dawn has begun the survey work to install waymarkers along the route. Whilst we're in lockdown she is focussing on sections closer to her home, walking sections in East Sussex and Kent. Dawn has found that you get some odd looks, taking photos of fence posts and stiles, but most people are fascinated by the project once you stop for a chat.
Trying out the online guide for the first time, she hasn't got lost once yet, and it's useful to have a fresh pair of eyes to identify those essential locations for waymarkers. Even the flooded conditions of recent weeks haven't dampened her spirits, as the mud is showing plenty of people getting out to walk their local paths. It all bodes well for engaging more locals with pilgrimage once people are allowed to walk further afield.
