Category Archives: Newsreel

Blue Monday Approaches

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

That third Monday of a New Year, when everyone feels deflated, spent out, and thoroughly down, because of the miserable winter weather and early dark nights, that just seem to drag on and on. The antidote, of course, is to … Continue reading →

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The Start of our 17th Year…

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Who would have thought that we would be turning out once a week, every week, for such a long time? Sixteen years under our belts – 832 workdays (appox 10,000 man-hours), and 52 more workdays for this coming year. Incredible … Continue reading →

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Last Workday Of The Year

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well, here we are at the end of another year on our quest to maintain a nature trail that does three things. Create a wildlife corridor for a biodiverse mix of flora and fauna. Make the trail accessible to everyone. … Continue reading →

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Last One Before The Christmas Break

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yes, you guessed it. I let them have Christmas off… Nine of us turned out on a very soggy morning with just one mission on our minds. Steve, David, Marcus, Reece, Ian, Andrew, Mark, Dave, and Paul armed ourselves with … Continue reading →

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Shall I Let Them Have Christmas Off?

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on Cawston Greenway for the full blog experience. The weather continues to yo-yo between heavy rain and super-bright sunshine, which is great, but the sun is so low in the sky … Continue reading →

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New Month – New Section

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seven woodland wonderheroes made it out today. Ian, Reece, Steve, Andrew, Matt, Martin, and Paul. The mission was to start at The Bear Bridge and push southwards by about 150 metres. What we are trying to do is thin out … Continue reading →

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The End of Another Month…

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

And the end of another section. (If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for the full blog experience.) It was bitey cold this morning with a good frost, and the sun sitting low in the sky like a … Continue reading →

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Coldest Day So Far

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for the full blog experience. We knew that it was going to be colder this week, but 2 degrees C (35.6 F) and the needle not budging all morning … Continue reading →

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We Missed A Bit

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What a day today. It has literally not stopped raining all week, proper raining cats-and-dogs weather. It was so bad first thing, that I was forced to make the executive decision to meet under the Cawston Bridleway bridge, which would … Continue reading →

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Back To Dodging The Rain

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seven of us made it this week. Matt, Marcus, Martin, Mark, Andrew, Dave, and Paul, and it was more about going sideways, as well as covering some distance. The bit that we are working on is our very first wildflower … Continue reading →

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