Wallyford Route to School
We are working with the Wallyford Primary Parent Council to construct a new path which will make it easier to walk and cycle from the west of Wallyford to the new schools, and this is expected to be complete by the end of February 2026.
The Parent Council attracted funding from the Ian Findlay Path Fund to contribute to the construction costs.
The path will replace the existing dirt track from Inview to Albert Place with a tarmac path with lighting, and provide new connections to the church and playpark.
Unfortuanately it was late in the process that we established that, despite maintaining the area for many years, we did not have authority to upgrade an area of private land. Both East Lothian Council and Wallyford Primary School Parent Council contacted the landowner seeking permission to upgrade this section of well-used path but have not yet received a response.
Consequently, we are building what we can on the land we control, and this will still be of huge benefit to pupils and others travelling between the residential and school areas. We hope the community considers these improvements a welcome addition and understands the constraints which mean we cannot complete the missing link at this point.