The Devon Countryside Access Forum is currently carrying out its recruitment. The Forum is a statutory local access forum set up under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, to give independent advice on how to enhance and improve public access to land for open air recreation and enjoyment.

Each Forum has to include a wide and balanced spectrum of interests to include access users (e.g. walkers, riders, cyclists, carriage drivers and off-road bikers); land managers and those with other interests such as health and conservation. Members respond to consultations and initiate work on particular issues, such as disability access.

The Forum currently has seventeen voluntary members and Devon County Council, the appointing authority, is now carrying out its annual recruitment process. We would like to hear from you if you are enthusiastic about recreational access to the countryside or urban green space; have a professional involvement, or are a landowner or land manager with recreational access on your land. No formal qualifications are necessary and all applications are welcome. Training is given.

Applications from land managers, including forestry management, and those with conservation or cycling interests would be particularly welcome.

For information and application forms, please ring see the website www.devon.gov.uk/dcaf email: devoncaf@devon.gov.uk

Please bring this opportunity to the attention of anyone who might be interested.

The closing date is 23rd February.