The recently repaired Padiham Greenway Bridge will be officially reopened on Saturday 2 May 2026. Essential masonry repairs on the bridge began in September 2025, and further work on levelling the bridge deck means that the bridge can now once again used by the public to cross the River Calder at the Padiham end of the greenway.
Padiham Greenway Bridge – photo © Burnley Council
Community Rail Lancashire commissioned Huckleberry Films to make a short video about the Greenway and this can be seen on YouTube on this link: youtube.com/watch?v=rvDSEWoIil8 or by clicking on the film below.
Huckleberry Films have also made series of short videos of other walks around Lancashire and accessible by rail and these can be seen on the CRL website at communityraillancashire.co.uk/lancashire-by-rail/