South West Coast Path Association

South West Coast Path Association
Founded May 1973
Type UK charity (no. 1163422)
Focus The South West Coast Path
Location
Members
5,513 personal
230 businesses
At 31 Dec 2015
Website www.swcp.org.uk

The South West Coast Path Association (SWCPA) is a United Kingdom registered charity (since 2015 a Charitable incorporated organisation) which exists to promote the interests of users of the South West Coast Path, the longest National Trail in Britain at 630 miles (1014 km).

The Objects of the SWCPA as set out in its constitution[1] are:

1: To secure the protection, improvement and conservation of the South West Coast Path and public access to it in order to improve the health and wellbeing of the general public.

2: To educate the general public to a greater knowledge of, respect and care for, the coast and countryside by promoting the South West Coast Path.

The SWCPA was founded in 1973 as the South West Way Association and renamed in 1999 when the path itself was renamed. In September 2015 it changed its status to become a Charitable incorporated organisation. As of 31 December 2015 it had 5,513 personal members, who receive twice-yearly newsletters and an annual guide to the path (available for sale to non-members), and 230 business members.[2]

Over the years the SWCPA has worked with local authorities and the National Trust to improve the alignment and condition of the path. It contributed funds towards the sculptures erected at Minehead and Poole to mark the ends of the path, and a half-way marker.

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References

  1. Constitution (PDF). South West Coast Path Association. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016. Note that a slightly different wording is quoted in the 2015 Annual Report: "1:To secure the protection, improvement and preservation of an acceptable South West Coast Path and public access thereto in order to improve the conditions of life of the users of the South West Coast Path; 2: To educate users of the South West Coast Path to a greater knowledge of, respect and care for the coast and countryside"
  2. Annual Report 2015 (PDF). South West Coast Path Association.

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