Laich of Moray Active Travel Routes group is refusing to be disheartened by Moray Council's rejection of the request to assist with the legalities of Compulsory Purchase (or lease) of the land required to achieve the vision to complete an active travel route...

An Active Travel Route between Hopeman and Lossiemouth which would provide a safe route for people walking, cycling and wheeling has been a dream of the local community for almost two decades. It would connect the Laich of Moray coastal communities of Burghead,...

It's wonderful to see the UK and Scottish Governments investing in Moray with the £100M Moray Growth Deal, and to see the expansion of the University of Highlands and Island (UHI) in Moray with the proposed Moray Aerospace, Advanced Technology and Innovation Campus...

Laich of Moray Active Travel Routes (LoMATR), and Lossiemouth Community Development Trust (LCDT), would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who took part in our recent public consultation on plans for an active travel route between Lossiemouth and Hopeman. It...

Walkers, cyclists, and wheelers of all shapes and sizes are invited to give their feedback on the proposals for a new active travel route along the B9040 to Lossiemouth. An active travel route connecting the coastal communities in the Laich of Moray has been a vision...

Laich of Moray Active Travel Routes SCIO will be hosting our first Annual Members Meeting on Tuesday 23rd March 2021 at 19:00. Given the current COVID-19 restrictions, this will be held via Zoom. The Trustees will be sharing the progress made over the last year, and...

We are delighted to announce that Laich of Moray Active Travel Routes (LoMATR) is now a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). This has formalised our group, with it becoming an incorporated body with charitable status under the Charities and...

It is with a heavy heart that we report that the Chairman of our active travel route group for the past five years, Mike Mulholland, has unfortunately passed away.Mike was a community stalwart – the chairman of Lossiemouth Community Council for the past eight years,...

The coronavirus pandemic, lockdown, and ongoing public health restrictions, has inevitably impacted our plans for development of an active travel route between Lossiemouth and Hopeman in 2020. Despite delays to the plans, progress has been made, and we are well on our...

An active travel route connecting the communities of Hopeman, Duffus, and Covesea to Lossiemouth has just been awarded £20,000 funding from Sustrans Scotland’s Places For Everyone scheme to develop the design of the route. The path connecting Hopeman to Lossiemouth...

We are holding a Public Meeting on Wednesday 2nd October at 19:30 at the Stotfield Hotel to share the progress of the development of an active travel route between Hopeman and Lossiemouth so far. This is an opportunity to see the 2018 feasibility study in more detail,...

Lossiemouth Community Council shared a simple survey on their Facebook last week, stating: “We are gathering support for the proposed cycle/walkway from Lossie to Hopeman. The first phase of the track is from Lossie to Aroma. Would you welcome the opportunity to...

Over a decade has passed since the feasibility study for an active travel route connecting the coastal communities between Burghead and Lossiemouth was produced, and with renewed interest to progress the project, it was time to take a fresh look at the feasibility of...

Our crusade to create an active travel route along the Laich of Moray’s coastline has been backed by the area’s MSP. MSP, Richard Lochhead has expressed his enthusiasm for the scheme – which he says could bring more visitors to the Laich of Moray’s coast. He...

In 2007 a feasibility study was completed by Moray Council and Sustrans to connect Lossiemouth High School to all its feeder primary schools by a cycle route. The project was undertaken, and by 2012, Burghead, Hopeman and Duffus were all connected by a dedicated...

In 2007, a feasibility study was produced for Moray Council for an active travel route connecting the coastal communities between Burghead and Lossiemouth. The aim was to offer a safe route to school by means of active travel (e.g cycling, walking, scooting or...