Thursday October 16th 2025
Wallyford Primary School, East Lothian
Written by Midlothian View Reporter, Liam Eunson
A new path providing a safer route for pupils attending Wallyford Primary School is set to begin construction.
East Lothian Council is due to start work on the path in mid-November and it is expected to take around six weeks to complete.
The tarmac path between the school and Albert Place will include new lighting to make it useable throughout the year.
The project is supported by Transport Scotland through the charity Walking Scotland’s Ian Findlay Path Fund. The council is also making a funding contribution from its Active Travel Infrastructure budget.
Councillor Colin McGinn, East Lothian Council's Cabinet Spokesperson for Community Wellbeing and Sport, Countryside and Leisure, said:
“Enhanced active travel and off-road path networks are needed in Wallyford which has seen sizeable population growth in recent years due to house building.
“The new path, which will mostly follow the route of existing paths, aims to provide a safer, more inclusive and attractive link between the surrounding residential area, the park beside Albert Place, and the school.”
Willie Gordon from the Wallyford Primary School Parents and Carers Council, which is also backing the project, said: “Everyone on our council is excited to see the path being completed. The school walking bus will use the path as well as many other families and children. Lots of people from the community will use the path to access the High School, Learning Campus, and Community Centre.
“We are extremely thankful and grateful to Walking Scotland and East Lothian Council for supporting and constructing the new path.”
It is the latest travel improvement being delivered by the council following the recently opened Wallyford Bing path and the upgrading of a section of the long-established route connecting the village and historic Fa’side Castle.
Work was completed last month on a path covering the main section of the route between St Clement Well and the castle which replaced the steep, rutted track which was popular with by walkers. The lower section from the A1 to Mason Way is due to be upgraded in the coming months.
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