Barry Island's footbridge hopes.A BID has been made for a grant towards the pounds 600,000 needed to build a footbridge at Barry Island For the Antarctic island, see . Barry Island (Welsh: Ynys y Barri) is a district and peninsula forming part of the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is named after the 6th century Saint Baruc. train station. The scheme is seen as an important part of a drive to boost links between the resort and Barry Waterfront. The Vale of Glamorgan council The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. Electoral divisions The county is divided into 23 electoral wards returning 47 councillors. has set aside pounds 350,000 towards the scheme, and has applied to the Department for Transport for the remaining pounds 250,000. Experts who carried out a study of the existing bridge said it had reached the end of its economic life and should be replaced "at the earliest opportunity." The proposed scheme involves demolishing the existing footbridge and building a new one which provides a ramped access and provision for cyclists This is an incomplete list. Please add to this list if you are aware of an omission. This is a list of cyclists by decade. Cyclists by decade Cyclists before the 1880s
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