A WELL-USED wood pedestrian bridge on the Ceredigion coastal path has been replaced.

The bridge on the National Trust-owned piece of land at Penbryn had done very well to last the nearly 20 years that it did. But National Trust officers believed it wasn’t going to make it through another storm season and it was time for a change.

On a Wednesday morning, Wales Coast Path ranger Nigel Nicholas and area ranger Osian Jones met up with some of the loyal Rights of Way Volunteers at the National Trust car park above the beach.

The work party, two trucks full of tools, a hired mini digger, two trailers full of assorted timber posts, rails and treads and two incredibly substantial crossing timbers, made their haphazard but organised way down the beach access road.

Ceredigion council Cabinet member for economic and community development Cllr Gareth Lloyd said: “This work showcases the level and complexity of works undertaken by volunteers, working in partnership with the council’s ranger team.

“We are extremely fortunate as a council that we have volunteers who are willing to give their time in helping maintain our fantastic network of public rights of way.

“The footbridge in Penbryn forms part of the internationally recognised Ceredigion and All Wales Coast Path and provides economic, health and active travel benefits to local residents and visitors alike.”

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