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Temperamental Brush Cutter!
Well it was a nice dry day, we had the brush cutter so it seemed like this was going to be a mammoth workday. Unfortunately, the brush cutter decided that it did not want to start, after it had used … Continue reading
Picnic Area Cleared.
Well we did it, we finally finished the clearing of the picnic area. These are shots up and down the greenway showing the cleared areas. There are a lot of nettles ready to spring up so as soon as the … Continue reading
Good Workday
Nice productive workday today with Chris, Mick and myself getting stuck in. We tried to fix the picnic bench first, but need to drill new holes on the wooden bits. My Ikea electric screwdriver proved woeful, too. We need screws … Continue reading
Pulling up Brambles
Just the three of us today and we spent time clearing scrub from the area south of the bridge, that crosses the greenway. Rather than just wildly hacking back, we tried to pull the brambles up, roots and all. This … Continue reading
Monday 23rd Feb Workday – CHANGE OF START TIME
Due to work commitments I have had to pull the start time to 9am for this Monday’s workday. Paul
Soggy Workday
Soggy old day on the greenway today, but got the last of the picnic clearing done. It was just Mick and myself today, but we got a bit cleared. The heavy rumble of the earthworks on the Cawston Extension led … Continue reading
Great Workday
Lovely day for a workday today and great to see two new volunteers, Chris and Phil. We cleared the opposite bank in the picnic clearing and raked over the ground to assist any wild-flower seed germination. If we just keep … Continue reading
Great Way To Start The Week
What a wonderfully crisp and cold morning to be doing work on the greenway. We cleared some of the bank on the west side of the picnic clearing. Mainly just scrub, bramble and tree saplings coming up from the roots … Continue reading
We Are Back!
Finally got back onto the Greenway this morning and we had a really good session. It is quite muddy at the moment but managed to clear a lot of scrub from one side of the picnic clearing. We made piles … Continue reading
Next Workday
The next workday on Cawston Greenway will be Monday 26th January starting at about 9am, at the picnic clearing by the bridge that goes over the greenway. We can start cutting back the scrub and see where we get to. … Continue reading
