Thank you everyone for signing our petition and helping to ensure the New England Rail Trail becomes a reality. There has been a relentless local campaign mostly through social media to stop this project from progressing but with your help we have fought back strongly and are on the way to victory. Our next step is to start a Friends Group to ensure we have an active and powerful organisation ready to promote the New England Rail Trail, organise events, sell merchandise and advocate for completion of the full trail. The Friends Group will cover the whole region from Armidale to Glen Innes. We would love you to join our mailing list. Please email friendsofnert@gmail.com  and we will send you further details.