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Brrrrr…..

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had some brave souls turn out today, four of us eventually made it and we cracked on with the clearing on the bank past the new underpass. Boy-o-boy was it cold and wet!!!! But we soldiered on and really … Continue reading →

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Tree planting postponed due to adverse weather.

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Due to adverse weather this weekend the tree planting is now on Sunday 26th Feb at 12:00. The ground is rock hard and the snow will make it impossible to do what we need to do. Look forward to Sunday … Continue reading →

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Tough day of scrub clearance on Cawston Greenway

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Six of us turned out this morning and had a good old crack at the section from the new underpass towards The Bear pub. It was pretty hard going but we made a significant start. Matt also did a bit … Continue reading →

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Wet One..

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

There is a fine line between the brave and the foolhardy, and towards the end of today I was starting to sway towards the latter, but we got a lot done and also cleared the bits where the high wind … Continue reading →

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Smokin’…

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Arrrgh!!!! So much to share… We cleared the brash left from yesterday and sorry to all the residents on the Coventry Road. We did have a really smoking fire and the high wind took it straight over the fields to … Continue reading →

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Fire Brigade came to visit Cawston Greenway…. again!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well we had it all today, howling gale, sheeting rain, bramble that was so obnoxious and rude, ripped gloves, pricked hands, a bonfire that wouldn’t start, and when it finally did, someone called the Fire Brigade!!!! It’s just a bit … Continue reading →

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Come and Join In!!!!

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

So happy with the greenway. Had nearly 5,500 views on the blog since we started and seem to have quite a following. Please, please, please, if you are watching our progress on the blog or facebook/twitter and would like to … Continue reading →

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Another 65 meters done on Cawston Greenway

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We pushed on and got another 65 meters down the path. It was a really hard slog with some horribly thick bramble and prickly Blackthorn trees, but we cracked on and made our target. The good news is that we … Continue reading →

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A Few Meters More……

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Nice start to the day today. I got there at about 9:45 and saw a couple of squirrels playing on the path. There were also loads of birds in full song and it felt good. The wider the path is, … Continue reading →

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0.04 of a mile = 65 meters on Cawston Greenway

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Right then, where to start!! This is the first time that we have set ourselves a goal on the greenway and happily we achieved it. Basically at the point where we finished on the last workday, to the point that … Continue reading →

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