Welcome to the web site of Colwall Bridge Action Group

This page updated 31 July 2008

See the web log for the results of the Parish Council survey on layout options for the replacement bridge

The latest progress report dated 4 July 2008 from Martin Jackson, Herefordshire Council includes his response to the Parish alternative bridge design.

Read Progress Report 9 and add your comments to the web log now.


 16 June 2008
Parish Council Alternative bridge design submitted
  Two lane + wide footpath

as opposed to one lane with traffic lights and massive (non-cycle) footpath announced with no consultation by Herefordshire Council in Progress Report 7.

An alternative bridge design from the Parish was submitted to Herefordshire Council at their request, following a site meeting on 13 June at which Network Rail was also present.  Provided the bridge deck is the same width as at present, the alternative layout won't cost any more, and it won't take any longer to build.
The new bridge should be finished by the end of March 2009.

Read the Colwall Parish alternative proposal and add your support and comments to the web log now.


This web site is one of the initiatives taken by a small group of like-minded residents of Colwall, who are concerned about the problems associated with Colwall Railway Bridge.

The Group’s goal is:

To influence decision makers in any way possible in order to speedily resolve the CRISIS that exists in Colwall caused by the deterioration of the Bridge over the railway

Current situation
Network Rail has scheduled a new bridge to be open by 31 March 2009 (instead of 2011/12 as originally forecast).  Between now and then we shall be focussing on

  -  Improvements to the chicane route
  -  Improvements to the diversionary routes
  -  Ways to support our traders

Keeping Network Rail and Herefordshire Council to timetable is vital.

How can I help?
You can use the Web log on this site to record incidents and join in the discussion about the bridge and its impact on the village. It will help to build up a picture of what is going on and to keep up pressure on the authorities. Click How to use the Web log  to find out more.

Use Contact us for comments on the web site or anything you do not wish to publish on the Web log.

About the Bridge Action Group

The group is non-elected, and therefore non-representational. Though membership has varied, a core number has been constant over time. As a non-elected group, its activities are not political except in the sense of a commitment to influence decision makers responsible for the Bridge. We have no Party Political bias, nor agenda.

The group is clear about its place within the democratic process, and consistently keeps our locally elected body, the Parish Council, informed of our activities, through the Chair of Colwall Parish Council.