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More Benches

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What a day!! Humping 20kg bags of postfix down a slippy and muddy path is no fun… But Marcus, Reece and myself persevered to make a new bench area around a small pond. We are putting them in too deep, … Continue reading →

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Litter-Pick and More

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Aaron, Mick and me today. We started at the underpass and worked northwards to The Bear bridge. The Sainsbury’s bag was for the coffee, so considering the ground that we covered, not a lot of litter to pick up. But … Continue reading →

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New Bench

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It seems like an age just talking about it, but this week Marcus, Reece and myself finally got a new bench in. A little bit of background – benches placed between this area and Berrybanks have suffered from vandalism, theft … Continue reading →

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Missing in Action

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was a cold day in March when we lost two of our rakes. Someone had hidden them somewhere “safe” and then couldn’t find them! Today I remembered where I had put them… Welcome back, rakes. It was me, Mick, … Continue reading →

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We Are Now Squirrel-Proof!

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Thanks to a fantastic Father-in-Law, John, we have squirrel-proof feeders and can now offer fat-balls and peanuts. This will save us a lot of money in fat-balls. I just need to remember to bring the right food for them now. … Continue reading →

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Putting our mark on the Earth

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well, we did that alright. To plant a tree for the next generation or two to enjoy, is a good thing. Kerrie, David, Marcus and Paul planted about 55 tree saplings. It is pretty cool to think about how we … Continue reading →

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Taking Green to the Extreme!

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We have been keeping this path clear, open and as a nice nature-walk for about ten years now. We have had a lot of people pass through, joining work parties for a few weeks, a few months, a few years, … Continue reading →

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Basecamp Operational

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

With the forecast rain, I thought it would be a good idea to put up some cover. Thankfully Marcus and Aaron came along to assist. As it happened, the monsoon held off until the afternoon! It’s always good fun to … Continue reading →

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New Month – New Mission

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Aaron, Marcus, Reece, Dave and myself got back to basics this week at the bird-feeder clearing. We cleared out all the encroaching scrub and plants that had gone over from the summer. We’re a bit late in the year to … Continue reading →

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The New Steps Had To Go…

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I made an error when putting the new steps in, and for reasons way too complicated to go into here, they had to come out. Thanks to Aaron, Marcus and Reece for helping to dismantle them, and a massive sorry … Continue reading →