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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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My Favourite Bit of the Greenway

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The Picnic Clearing is my most favoured part of the greenway. I have fond memories of Edmund here and love to see the daffodils come up in the spring, that I planted in memory of him. Today we had an … 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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You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Me, Aaron and John today, and it was just going to be burning off the pile of brash from Saturday, but it was a bit wet so we lost about half an hour waiting for the fire to really get … Continue reading →

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Visit from Sustrans

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Ed, Bernie and Lisa from Sustrans, the charity that looks after the greenway, joined us today, along with Mike from Butterfly Conservation. They seemed quite happy with our work and agreed to help create a habitat for Small Blue butterflies … Continue reading →

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New Clearing Area Identified

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It started off a bit cool on the greenway today, but as the sun burnt away the cloud, it soon warmed up. Four of us today and we met at the gate with a view, and pushed on towards the … Continue reading →

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