The potential of a number of priority cycling and walking routes around Coalville and the surrounding areas will be discussed by North West Leicestershire District Council next week.

The council's Community Scrutiny Committee meets next Thursday and will look at the North West Leicestershire local cycling and walking infrastructure plan and strategy.

Included in this are a number of routes in Coalville as part of an overview across the district.

Listed as a priority is an east-west route through the town centre.

After that comes Coalville to Hugglescote/ Ellistown/Sence Valley, followed by north-south through the Town Centre.

Coalville to Ashby is fourth on the list, followed by Coalville to Coalville Community Hospital.

Sence Valley routes come after that before a potential link connecting Coalville to the Cloud Trail at Worthington.

A report to be presented to councillors on Thursday also suggests a review and improvement of all crossing points across main roads within Coalville town centre.

Another proposal is to install a new walking route across Scotland's Playing Field, linking in with the upgrade of the former LMS railway line.

The report adds that the vision for the Cycling and Walking Strategy for North West Leicestershire is: 'Development of a safe, attractive, integrated cycling and walking network plus a range of behavioural change initiatives to become a District where walking and cycling are safe, accessible and obvious choices for short journeys".

It also says the objectives of the strategy are to create a highway infrastructure to support and encourage cycling and walking for all by:

• Developing an accessible, safe cycling and walking network, with relevance to and links with employment, leisure, education and everyday destinations

• Ensuring that current and future networks are of a high standard

• Striking an appropriate balance between the needs of all road users

• Making all new schemes and infrastructure optimally inclusive and accessible to all

• Integrating existing and future networks with public transport hubs

• Working with key destination venues/agencies to secure their support for cycling and walking.

• Work with key partners to create a greener infrastructure

• Ringfence funding to support cycling and walking infrastructure.