The First Section of the Fens Rivers Way was opened in 1994

The First Section of the Fens Rivers Way was opened in 1994. In that spring a lot of had to be done to get the footpaths in a usable state. Vegetation had to be cleared, in some places bushes had grown in the middle of the footpath. Way marks had to be put up as well as finger posts. These pictures show some of the activity that went into the project. These pictures show the physical work that was done. But of course there was also a lot of activity indoors, raising funds, planning the new Bridge and agreeing the details of the route.

	Decimator Day occurred about a week before the way marking. A group of volunteers armed with a decimator, punts and a very large outboard motor traveled up the cam cutting the flood bank path as they went. In one day they cut 8kms of footpath.
Here is the Decimator team quite exhausted at the end of the day. On the very left is Francis Woodhead, who had the idea of creating the footpath in the first place.
	Bill Hayhoe using his brush cutter to clear vegetation.
Building a new bridge on one of the circular walks. This was a County council kit which went together amazing well.
	Repairing a stile and getting very muddy. We had to build and repair many of the stile and constructed the first Cambridgeshire ladder style near black drove.
Raking the path after cutting. Lots of children got involved and assisted in the work.
	Steve Stevens was master of the way marking in Waterbeach. Putting up the little Eels in all the important places.
Then later in the year we enjoyed a walk along the completed route in the deep frost of a winter morning.
	A new wood has been planted near Clayhithe and the Association has supported the venture. This is the consultation meeting between the village and the Woodland trust to discuss what the wood should look like. The Fen Rivers passes through the wood on the western bank.