We needed to take action because:

• The tunnel was increasingly dark and forbidding, dirty and worn.
• There had been a recent proliferation of antisocial graffiti and reports of youth misbehaviour.
• Solo walkers and runners felt insecure.
• History was being lost.
• The village's economy had declined, with the loss of our bank and over 50% of shops having closed
  
• There was a real opportunity to make use of an under-valued space