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Remember, Remember, The 5th of November…

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

These historic events are coming thick and fast at the moment. Last week we had Halloween, this week we had Bonfire Night which gives me the chance to show off the lovely village where I live. Dunchurch (in England for … Continue reading →

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The Harvest Moon

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Our new circular picnic bench survived the pagan rituals of the autumn equinox over the last weekend, so we marched ahead and put in the second bench on this northern part of the path. This week we witness the Harvest … Continue reading →

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Hawthorn Trail

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

You may have noticed a new tab above called “Hawthorn Trail”. This is the 220 metre secondary path that we created that stops that kinda walking out and then back again, along the same path. I don’t know about you, … Continue reading →

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Mick’s Sunset Bench

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Some knew him as Mick, some as Mike and some as Michael. I think he started with us as Michael but made us change it to Mick later on, so I’m sticking with Mick, if that’s OK with everyone else. … Continue reading →

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Renaming The Benches

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We have some new additions to our bench collection, and some modifications, due to the over-enthusiastic youth trying to wrestle with them last year, after too much fighting juice. We also have the first of the Spring blossom. The feel-good … Continue reading →

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January Weekender

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We enlarged the Potford Dam wildflower mini-meadow and doubled it in size. The before foto, the work, and the after foto… Thanks to Charlie, who is getting some Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award hours under his belt, for the photos. … Continue reading →

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The Vision

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Sometimes it is good to pause and remember the vision that we had some 13 years ago. The railway line was not a path back then. It was an unofficial dump. We spent hours, days, weeks and even years just … Continue reading →

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Benches part 3

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This is a story about a bench. This particular bench had been given to us by local resident, Kate. It had seen better days but we refurbished it and gave it a whole new lease of life. This is so … Continue reading →

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Litter picked and snipped

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It felt like we were never going to get to the end of our litter picking and snipping back sessions over the last few months. But we eventually got to the little triangle of light at the end. Everything is … Continue reading →

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We Are Back (sort of)

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Sustrans have given us the green light to work on the disused railway, but not as a group (unless from the same household) and only to do very light work. A great step forwards. I started at Potford Dam and … Continue reading →