The new crossing to Kenilworth Castle will take a year to install once the plans and funding are all signed off.

Kenilworth Town Council has been working on the link to the town's main tourist attraction over a number of months, running a public consultation earlier this year on the scheme.

A preferred location - near the ford on Castle Road - has been chosen and an application for funding put forward.

English Heritage will sort the paths from the crossing to the castle and has already had permission for a series of tree works in the area approved by Warwick District Council.

At the most recent town council meeting, Cllr Alan Chalmers provided an update.

"There has been good progress, thanks mainly to the town clerk," he said.

"WCC officers have a design for the crossing, and

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