10 Years Of The Wales Coast Path

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 25 January 2022.

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Photo of John Griffiths John Griffiths Labour 2:09, 25 January 2022

First Minister, it was a great privilege for me as environment Minister at the time to open our wonderful Wales coast path, and, since then, local authorities, volunteers and others have worked hard to maintain and improve it. There are circular walks connecting it to local communities, and software apps signposting walkers to heritage features, points of interest, food, drink and accommodation. It's very important for visitor spend and tourism, so important to our economy, and of course it's important for everyone in Wales to have that access to our great outdoors, to connect more strongly to our environment, to have the health and well-being advantages. So, I think with such fantastic assets here in Wales, First Minister, it's absolutely right that we should celebrate the 10-year anniversary, and I think one very effective way of doing it is to walk that path, to organise local walks within local authority boundaries through schools, communities and local walking groups, so, at the time of that anniversary, the whole of the path is walked as part of that great celebration.