Category Archives: Newsreel

Back in the Bird-Box Clearing

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marcus, Mick and me made it today. Reece somehow missed us, and Wayne got there after we had all gone, so did a bit of widening just south of Potford’s Dam We started back in the Bird-Box clearing and found … Continue reading →

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Berrybanks is done for now.

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A great turn-out today with seven of us. Mick, Aaron, Tim, Sophia, Peter, Janet and me. Basically we just had a mad tidy-up of all the brash from previous workdays, when it was too wet, or time was short, for a … Continue reading →

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FIRST AID TRAINING

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

As we get bigger and bigger, as a group, we need a couple of regulars that are First Aid trained. I nominate myself as one of the people to be trained. I am there on every workday, so it makes … Continue reading →

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THE PLAN SO FAR…

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This is the plan for this winter: We cut three new glades in the section from the start, next to HHJS, to The Bear. I want to just gently push these back and let more light in. Over time I … Continue reading →

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Professional Help Today

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We have finally started to burn off the brash at Berrybanks. We seem to have had quite a few wet days on previous workdays, so we left the brash until it was dry. Today was that day and we got … Continue reading →

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A Good Day At The Rugby End…

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well what a good turn-out today, with I reckon 20+ people volunteering to get some clearings made on the section between The Bear and the start of the railway path next to Henry Hinde Junior School. Some nice log piles … Continue reading →

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Update on Sunday’s Workday

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I will send a message to the golf club that we have changed venue. If anyone turns up there, they can redirect them to The Bear bridge. I have been in touch with Sustrans (the land owners) and all is … Continue reading →

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Awfully Slow Progress!!!

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Mick, Aaron and me down at Berrybanks again today. It is slow and hard work and we are literally inching along at a painfully slow pace. This is where we are at, a nice V shape with a flat bottom. … Continue reading →

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Draycote Workday CHANGE OF PLAN

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

MASSIVE CHANGE OF PLAN WITH THE WORKDAY ON SUNDAY 9th OCTOBER: We will not have a Habitat Management Plan in place, or the license agreement from Sustrans before next workday. Without these two things we cannot continue on the section … Continue reading →

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Wet Day

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Soggy old morning, made worse because we are clearing trees that are over large muddy puddles. The good thing is that the bits done in previous weeks are no longer puddled. Curious Robin came to have a look at what … Continue reading →