The new bridge had its official opening on Friday 21st November 2025.
There were a number of attendees who braced the cold weather to see the official opening of the bridge over the river Adur at Upper Beeding.
The Steyning and District Partnership – Working Party 9 was formed under the auspices of the Sustainable Travel Committee the idea was to improve the surface of the pathways and to make walking and cycling easier in the area.
The bridge has to be removed for safety reasons but the committee along with the residents and the local Councils pushed for the new one.
The Wilson Memorial Trust played a key role by funding the resurfacing of the footpath on the Upper Beeding eastern side of the bridge. Their support of about £125,000 allowed the early environmental and route related work to progress with certainty. The community is grateful to them, and to Simon Robinson in particular.
The SDNPA contributed £35,000, managed by Stephen Keogh in his Upper Beeding Parish Council role.
Horsham District Council also supported the project through the Rural England Prosperity Fund, with £58,000 secured. In Particular Thanks go to the committee and the Parish Councils for their work in bringing this forward.