COUNTRY LIFE
Footpaths
A vigorous effort is being made—largely through the agency of Sir Lawrence Chubb's almost devastating know- ledge and zeal—to persuade local councils to make complete surveys of the footpaths within their area and, if possible, to erect finger-posts. The Act that came into force two years ago was a walker's charter. It gives every local body— and indeed every landlord—the opportunity to fix rights of way for all time. A simpler and more sensible Bill was seldom passed. It reduced to a minimum the cost of any immediate dispute in law, and did away with the need of any future disputes. But it will fail of its purpose if local councils, especially parish councils and rural district councils and landowners, do not sit up and take notice.
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