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Very Lucky or Very Unlucky….

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today I was brush cutting my way through the last clearing, when the cutting blade shot off the brushcutter!! It was quite a shock to see the blade flying across the path and I don’t quite know how it happened, … Continue reading →

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Temperamental Brush Cutter!

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Picnic Area Cleared.

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Good Workday

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Pulling up Brambles

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Soggy Workday

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Great Way To Start The Week

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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We Are Back!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Great day for a workday

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Sunday proved lovely for a workday. It was sunny and hot and very calming. We just meandered down the path cutting back any brambles that were growing across the path, or threatening to. Nice to see some wild flowers in … Continue reading →

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What a workday!!!

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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