Message from our Chair - Mick Fletcher

14th November 2026

The Strawberry Line Society has been selected to receive The Kings Award for Voluntary Service. It’s a great honour, comparable to the award of an MBE to an individual. It recognises the huge contribution that our supporters have made to the creation, maintenance and enhancement of the path and I’d like to thank you all for helping make this possible.

As I’m sure you know, earlier this year, the Strawberry Line was voted in a nationwide poll organised by the Ramblers Association as ‘Britain’s Favourite Path 2026’. That too is a great achievement, but one for which we share credit with our partners, principally Somerset and North Somerset local authorities and Greenways & Cycleroutes.   The Kings Award, however, is specifically for us and recognises the difference we have made for our several communities. I hope that you feel as proud as I do to have played some part in this.