Category Archives: Newsreel

From Plumbers to Carpenters

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re viewing via the WordPress Reader, please click on cawstongreenway.co.uk so that all the slideshows work properly and the images are the correct size. Last week we came dressed as Italian plumbers, this week we put on our carpenter … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, conservation, cycling, Dunchurch Bridleway, nature, outdoors, Public Right of Way, volunteer work, walking, wildlife | 10 Comments

Fixing the Waterworks

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re viewing through the WordPress reader, please give us a go by clicking on http://www.cawstongreenway.co.uk so all of the slideshows work properly. Seven of us turned out today, and we decided that we wanted to be plumbers. After looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Cawston Warwickshire, community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, cycling, Dunchurch, nature, Sustainable Transport, walking | 3 Comments

Ants in your Pants

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re viewing this with the WordPress Viewer, please click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better experience. Six of us turned out today with the promise of a bacon roll. Steve, Matt, Reece, Dave, Martin, and Paul (we also had … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, conservation, cycling, Dunchurch Bridleway, nature, outdoors, trail walking, volunteer work, wildlife | 8 Comments

Schoolboy Error!

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re viewing via the WordPress reader, please click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better experience. Six of us turned out today as a rag-tag group of wannabe lumberjacks. Reece, Ian, Matt, Steve, Martin, and Paul. Actually, that is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, running, Sustainable Transport, volunteer work, walking | 8 Comments

How many benches must blokes build?

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Martin T

We had a team of five today – Paul, Marcus, Steve, Ian and Martin. This week, for a bit of variety, we put in three little benches instead of one big one. They are located just south of the access … Continue reading →

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How Many Blokes Does it Take to Build a Bench?

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re viewing through the WordPress Viewer, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better viewing experience. We had a super donation from a lovely lady called Jacquie this week in the form of a bench, and enough buy-me-a-coffee hits to pay for … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Access To Nature, Active Travel, bacon rolls, cawston greenway, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, Dunchurch Bridleway, wild flowers | 12 Comments

More Stumps and Creating a Flop Zone

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re viewing through the WordPress Viewer, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better viewing experience. BECOME A PATRON: We have costs that we simply cannot avoid. Insurance, running this blog, tools, timber for bench repairs, screws and wood-stain, wildflower seeds, etc, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, cawston greenway, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, Dunchurch, Sustainable Transport, Warwickshire | 3 Comments

We Were Stumped Today

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, conservation, cycling, Dunchurch Bridleway, Inclusive Mobility, Sustainable Transport | 5 Comments

We Rebuilt Our Picnic Bench

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, walking, wildlife | 8 Comments

More Trouble With The Waterworks

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing through the WordPress Viewer, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better viewing experience. Seven wildlife superheroes turned out today: Matt, Steve, Reece, Martin, Marcus, Ian, and Paul. However, it was more of an engineering session than … Continue reading →