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Now that is a clearing!!

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Lovely workday today with Aaron, John, Mick and myself getting stuck in. We cleared back the Picnic Clearing northwards until we were out of the cutting and on flat ground. You can see how wide we have made the path. … Continue reading →

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New Path

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We have talked about it for so long and I think the total mud-bath that the path has become forced our hand somewhat. We brush-cut a new path on the slightly higher ridge of ballast that runs alongside the old … Continue reading →

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Weekender

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Brilliant turnout today with about twelve of us meeting up in the Picnic Cutting to burn off the piles of brash, that we had stored under the bridge to dry it out. I got the fire going very quickly and … Continue reading →

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Late Update – sorry!

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The last two greenway workdays are rolled into this one blog entry. We have been working in the Picnic Clearing and have just about finished it on the Rugby side of the bridge. This is Aaron cutting back a load … Continue reading →

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Damp Day

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Aaron, Mick, John and myself today. Everything was very wet from all the rain over the last week so I eventually abandoned the fire. I dragged all the brash under the bridge so it can dry out and we can … Continue reading →

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Pushing Down

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Good start to the tidy-up from the week-end today. Aaron, John, Mick and myself today and we started to burn off the brash. The problem with these mid-week workdays, is that the time goes so quickly!! Just as soon as … Continue reading →

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Saturday Family Workday

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had an army of helpers today. Eight in total and we spend the afternoon clearing the brash from the previous workday. We had torrential rain all morning so everything was absolutely soaked. After a slow start by myself, Andy … Continue reading →

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Damp Squib

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

All the expectation was there today with John, Kerrie, Chris, myself and Mick, but everything was just so damp, and no wind to fan the flames, that we eventually kicked the fire out and called it a day. We did … Continue reading →

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Stumped!

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great turn-out today with six of us, Mick, Mike, John, Aaron, Chris and myself. We built the fire around three of the tree stumps and it seemed to get going pretty quickly, but the stumps stopped anything that we put … Continue reading →

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Let there be light!!!

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Four of us today, John, Aaron, Chris and myself, and the plan was to clear all the brash that was left over from the last workday. However, the temptation to start hacking down more of the tree canopy proved too … Continue reading →