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Workdays this weekend
The Rugby Sustrans group are doing some work on the greenway and we are invited along to help. The plan is to try and connect the Western Relief Road cycle path to the greenway via a ramp by the bridge … Continue reading
Cawston Greenway Update
Today I ran down to the boggy bit from the Cawston end with GPS, and then down to the boggy bit from the Draycote end. It seems like we have about a quarter of a mile of really boggy water-logged … Continue reading
What a workday!!!
Exceptional workday – we thrashed nettles back from the picnic clearing all the way up to the entrance. It was hard work but we made it to the end. We also pulled the picnic bench back up to the top … Continue reading
Start of the 2013/14 workdays
Time is upon is to start cutting back the greenway again. The first workday will be Sunday 22nd September 1pm to 4pm. Meet under the bridge in the picnic clearing and work down towards the A45. Probably a good idea … Continue reading
Thrashing Nettles
Bit of an odd workday today with little direction. My fault – my head is on other things, but we did a good job of pushing back the path. Believe it or not there are four of us working today, … Continue reading
Almost There
We has a lovely turn-out today with seven or so of us all arriving on our bikes. It just feels great to cycle down to a workday with minimal kit. Real bare-bones stuff. We got down to the what is … Continue reading
Pushing on…
Great turn out today with six of us pushing on down the path. It reminded me of the early days on the greenway when we were just ripping out scrub week after week. This is probably as wide as we … Continue reading
Dunchurch Station to Draycote
I am just putting up the pics of the flooded bit to see if anyone who sees them, has any ideas about how to tackle this bit. Thanks for looking and any ideas welcomed. Paul
Working Towards Draycote
Just me and Margaret on Sunday, but we got a bit done and also had a good look around on the section between Potford’s Dam and Dunchurch Station. This section is dry and just needs the scrub pushing back in … Continue reading
The bench is back!!
You will remember from the last blog that I found the bench that we thought had been stolen. It was at the bottom of a very steep bank. Myself and Aaron somehow managed to drag it up onto the path. … Continue reading
