Tag Archives: path

Next Draycote Workday..

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Paul

Next Draycote workday is Sunday 9th October at 1:30pm. Working on the bit next to the golf club. We can park at the golf club and gain access via the public footpath. Ask at the golf shop for directions and … Continue reading →

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Draycote to Potford’s Dam

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Paul

Well what a great first workday getting the path cleared. We had about 15 people turn out and managed to cut the path back so it is now about six foot wide. We did about half a mile, which I … Continue reading →

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Bear Litter-Pick

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Paul

Mick and me finally got down to the bridge that goes over the greenway by The Bear pub. We wandered up to Berrybanks and then back again, picking up as much of the litter that we could reach. It was … Continue reading →

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I pulled the nettle pulling workday!

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Paul

Slight change of plan. I looked at the test area of nettles that I pulled up a couple of weeks ago and nothing is growing. Rather than pull up this valuable food-source, I decided that the best strategy would be … Continue reading →

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Wet One!

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Paul

Me and Chris today and a bit of a wet workday today so we packed in an hour early, just as the sun decided to come out!! Quite useful to have so much rain-fall over the last few days though. … Continue reading →

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Good Workday

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Paul

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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What a workday!!!

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Paul

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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Pushing on…

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Paul

Great turn out today with six of us pushing on down the path. It reminded me of the early days on the greenway when we were just ripping out scrub week after week. This is probably as wide as we … Continue reading →

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