SUSTRANS Millennium Milepost – Cleckheaton, UK
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N 53° 43.411 W 001° 42.918
30U E 584766 N 5953527
One of 1000 cycle path mileposts sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland to celebrate both the millennium and the SUSTRANS national cycle network.
Waymark Code: WMMPQY
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/21/2014
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A SUSTRANS network milestone marker on national route 66. At this point Route 66 is on the Spen valley Greenway, a railway line that has been converted to a shared cycle, pedestrian and horse path. Route 66 links Manchester with Kingston-upon-Hull.
SUSTRANS is an organisation that promotes the use of cycles as a green form of transport. A national network of cycle routes is being developed in conjunction with local councils. Wherever possible the routes avoid roads, but in some places have to share the road network.
As part of the millennium celebrations 1000 mileposts have been installed at various positions throughout the whole SUSTRANS network
The posts all bear embossed discs showing a "Time Trail" symbol. These form a nationwide puzzle that can be cracked by collecting the symbols.
There are 1,000 cast-iron Millennium Mileposts, donated by The Royal Bank of Scotland, along the UK's National Cycle Network, a Millennium Commission project supported by £43.5m of National Lottery Funds. Each milepost has a Time Trail disc bearing symbols and hieroglyphics bolted into it.
By taking rubbings of these discs it is possible to gains clues to help decipher the code.
There are several layers to uncover to reach the solution and a special Ultimate Prize for those who can work it out.
For many, especially children and families, the fun will be in just getting out on the Network to find the mileposts and discs.
This type was designed by Iain McColl, entitled The Cockerill and was Influenced by Miro's 'The Fork' and Branusci's 'The Cock'.
Local communities were encouraged to paint the posts in their own design. In this case the post was painted in this colourful design by the Cullingworth Brownies on 25th July 2004.
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Can you tell us who created the item: Iain McColl designed it
Condition of the item: Great
So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Attended a party
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