# OUSE VALLEY CYCLE NETWORK PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155182
- **Other names:** EGRETS WAY PROJECT, OVCN PROJECT OR EGRETS WAY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 6, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1155182


## Contact

- **Address:** 3 THE FLINTS, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX
- **Postcode:** BN7 3JQ
- **Phone:** 01273 473801
- **Email:** info@egretsway.org.uk
- **Website:** www.egretsway.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE IN THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AND THE OUSE VALLEY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVISION OF SAFE ROUTES, PATHS AND FACILITIES FOR CYCLING AND TO UNDERTAKE SUCH PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE WHICH WILL ASSIST IN PROMOTING HEALTHY RECREATION, THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES.

**Activities:** OVCN  works with local communities, landowners and organisations, including the South Downs National Park, Sustrans, the South Downs Local Access Forum,to create a network of safe multi-user paths (The Egrets Way)  connecting Lewes and Newhaven and the villages of the Lower Ouse Valley and to develop links to other local, national and international cycling routes and shared walking routes .




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £18639 | £18639 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £549 | £379 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £320 | £2987 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £320 | £285 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £4641 | £6293 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Wendy Anne Brewer** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 4, 2013
- Dr NEVILLE HARRISON — appointed Aug. 9, 2025
- Dr Richard Anthony Ross — appointed Sept. 23, 2020
- Joseph Dermott Attwood — appointed June 10, 2019
- MICHAEL LONG — appointed April 29, 2016
- SUSAN ANN THOMPSON BA — appointed Dec. 4, 2013
- SUSANNE WYLDE MA — appointed Nov. 24, 2021