Epynt Way Memorial Dedication

On 30th September, the Epynt Way Association staged an event at the Epynt Way Visitors’ Centre to commemorate the passing of the Epynt Way’s founding father, John Clifford.

John was the original project co-ordinator who worked with multiple organisations to carefully design a safe route around the training area. His work has created a stunning long distance path leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come. Sadly John passed away in October 2022 and it was felt his contribution needed formal recognition.

Led by former Sennybridge Camp Commandant Russell Stafford-Tolley on behalf of Association Chair, Rupert Prince, the event was well-attended by EWA volunteers, members of John Clifford’s family and MOD representatives. During the ceremony, a memorial stone, dedicated to John Clifford, was unveiled by his daughter Steph and son Alan. The memorial was set in a plinth surrounded by stone sourced from a local quarry. Also planted nearby in his memory was a young rowan tree, pertinent in that John came from Mountain Ash, while volunteers also planted daffodil bulbs around it. Everyone present agreed that this was a fitting tribute to a man who had dedicated many years to realising his dream of creating a path in a landscape that he loved dearly.