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Soham Millennium Walks
& Art Trail
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Soham Millennium Walks were created by
Soham Town Council, Soham Footpaths Society & East Cambridgeshire
District Council and were born from an original idea by Margaret Ennion
(Soham Town Council chairman) who died of cancer in December 1999. They
were officially opened on 30th September 2000 and now serve as a lasting
tribute to her. All three walks begin and end at St Andrew's Church /
The Fountain Public House and are signposted at key
points with colour coded direction signs (as pictured above left).
The Art
Trail, consists of eight Waymarkers, individually designed and
created by Brighton-based sculptor Jon Mills and officially unveiled on
24th May 2005. Each Waymarker is located at a specific point along
the routes and depict a local historical theme in sculptural form
sitting atop a traditionally styled road sign base (as shown below). You
will also be able to collect your own mementos of your tour around the
routes as each waymarker has its own brass plaque from which you can
take a 'brassrubbing' - be sure to take paper and crayons with you and
perhaps a camera too. |
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The Red Walk |
The Blue Walk
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The Green Walk
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A short walk (about 1¾ miles) through Soham
itself.
(Suitable for wheelchairs, electric scooters, prams and buggies) |
A longer walk (about 3½
miles), contrasting the town with the rich agricultural lands around it,
and including a meander along the bank of Soham Lode.
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An exhilarating walk (7
miles), taking you from town to country with fine views over fen
farmland to Ely Cathedral. |
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Points
of interest include:-
Salvation Army Hall
The Weatheralls School
Soham Town Rangers Football Club |
Points of Interest
include:-
The Millennium
Picnic Area - An idyllic site on the banks of Soham Lode.
Loftus Bridge which crosses the Lode onto East Fen Common
Downfields Windmill, The Water Tower
The Cherry Tree Public House
The Cemetery, St Andrew's Primary School
Soham Village College, Ross
Peers Sports Centre. |
Points of interest
include:-
The site of
the 1944 explosion that destroyed Soham Station
Qua Fen Common including a picnic area and East Fen Common
Townsend Windmill
The drained Soham Mere which is now used for cultivating crops.
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More
information about the walks can be found on a notice board on the wall
surrounding St. Andrew's Church directly opposite The Fountain Public
House (as pictured above right) or pick up a Soham Millennium Walks & Art Trail leaflet from The
Fountain Public House, The Library
(Clay Street),
The Post Office
(High Street) & Soham Town Council
Offices (The Pavilion) or at the
Ely Tourist
Information Centre (Oliver Cromwells House, Ely) |
Soham Millennium Walks were
initially created by Soham Town Council, Soham Footpaths
Society & East Cambridgeshire District Council and were born from an
original idea by Margaret Ennion
(Soham Town Council Chairman) who died of
cancer in December 1999.
They were officially opened on 30th September 2000 and now serve as a
lasting tribute to her.
The Art Trail of Waymarkers forms part of a
wider project called the Soham Revival Scheme
which aims to improve the centre of Soham.
Soham Town Council (STC), Soham Town Forum (STF), Soham Museum Project,
Soham Footpaths Society, assisted by Commissions East and Arts
Development in East Cambridgeshire (ADeC) had a key role in developing
the £16,000 Art Trail Project, which was financed by East Cambridgeshire
District Council (ECDC) and the Greater Cambridge Partnership
(GCP) with
funding from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).
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