Jubilee Greenway

The Jubilee Greenway makes use of existing walking and cycling routes wherever possible beginning at Buckingham Palace and joining Green Park, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens Royal Parks with Paddington Station and the Grand Union Canal at Little Venice. Following the Regents Canal through Camden The Greenway then connects to East London through Victoria Park to the River Thames where the Woolwich Foot Tunnel ties Greenwich and the South Bank to the original Walkway at Tower Bridge and back to St James’ via Westminster.

The Jubilee Greenway is part of the London 2012 Inspire programme, run by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is an opportunity for everyone to be a part of the London 2012 Games – a broad participation programme spanning sport participation, education, sustainability, volunteering, and business opportunities & skills.

Pleasingly, all 60km (35 miles) of The Jubilee Greenway is already fully open and available to walk and cycle. The Trust however are working with relevant authorities between now 2012 to:

• Improve accessibility for all people whatever their ability
• Enhance the continuity of signs and waymarks so people can confidently follow the route without the need for a map
• Provide resting places at regular intervals to sit, relax and take time to enjoy the Greenway around London
• Interpret some of the most significant views and places of interest with accessible audio information
• Re-align the route to improve the safety and quality of The Greenway experience to separate walkers and cyclists from traffic and each other where demand is greater than capacity.
The Jubilee Greenway is being Championed by a steering group led by HRH The Duke of GLoucester, Patron of The Jubilee Walkway Trust. Supportive members include:


Hugo Vickers

Chairman of the Jubilee Walkway Trust

The Hon Kate Trevelyan

Vice-Chairman, Jubilee Walkway Trust

Mr John Polk

Hon Treasurer, Jubilee Walkway Trust

Jim Walker

Director, Jubilee Walkway Trust




Mr Mark Bensted

London Director, British Waterways

Mr James Bidwell

CEO, Visit London

Dr William Bird

Strategic Health Advisor, Natural England

Mr David Brooker

Director of Olympic Legacy and Security, DCMS

Mr David Brown

Managing Director, Surface Transport, TfL

Mr Mark Camley

CEO, Royal Parks

Mr Phillip Darnton

Chairman, Cycling England

Cllr Robert Davis DL

Deputy Leader, Westminster City Council

Mr Sanjay Dighé

England Chair, Big Lottery Fund

Mr Andrew Eddy

Director, Shell International Limited

Cllr Stuart Fraser

Chair Policy and Resources Committee, City of London

Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson

LOCOG

Mr Graham Mallett

Olympics Project Director, Thames Water

Mr Simon Murrells

Assistant Town Clerk, City of London

Mr Kulveer Ranger

Senior Transport Advisor, GLA

Ms Hillary Ross

Programme Director of Public Health for the Olympic Games, London NHS

Mr Hugh Sumner

Director of Transport ODA Transport

Sir Robin Wales

Mayor, London Borough of Newham

Mr Clive Wood

Transport Policy Officer, Guide Dogs for The Blind

The Lord Renwick



A working group, coordinated by Trust Director Jim Walker, are working together to ensure the route is at its best by 2012. Members include:



Louise Fishleigh

from British Waterways

Hannah Brown

from London Borough of Camden

Peter Wright

from DCMS

Rhiannon Hill

from GLA

Donald Anyiam

from London Borough of Greenwich

Charlie Foreman

from London Borough of Hackney

Emma Charlton

from London Borough of Islington

Kathryn King

from Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Martin Sachs

London Borough of Lambeth

Carole Crankshaw

from London Borough of Lewisham

John Harkin

from London NHS

Ian Murdoch

from London Borough of Newham

Simon Jay

from Olympic Delivery Authority

Dennis Clarke

from Royal Parks

Barbara Selby

from London Borough of Southwark

Spencer Clark

from TfL

Andrea Riding

from Thames Water

Ashraf Ali

from London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Alexandra Rook

from Walk London

Martin Low

from City of Westminster

The Trust invites all local authorities, businesses and relevant organisations across London to unite in supporting the Jubilee Greenway to ensure it is as accessible, attractive and inviting as possible for the people of London and its visitors to enjoy both during 2012 and in legacy of a most significant year and an outstanding Monarch.