Tag Archives: railway
The New Steps Had To Go…
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
Hopefully found a bit of balance…
I tempered down the last blog entry and tried to make it a bit more balanced. And today was brilliant. We have a nice wide path so that groups can walk or cycle in tandem along the route. Mick, Marcus, … Continue reading
We Didn’t Quite Get To The End….
….in fact, we missed it by about 1.6 miles!!! But hey-ho, it was a great day with the great company of Mick and Reece. We just snipped back any brambles that looked like they were about to break out and … Continue reading
It Was All Pickaxes And Mattocks Today
Four of us today, swinging pickaxes and mattocks. Oh boy, I can feel my shoulders and arms starting to ache already. Marcus, Paul, Steve and myself made it today. A good turn-out seeing as there was the Cawston Summer Sizzler … Continue reading
Sustrans Joined Us Today.
It is always a real pleasure when anyone from Sustrans joins us. Today we had Martyn, the Land Manager for the area. The reason that it is such a pleasure is because we have the chance to showcase our lovely … Continue reading
Our First Workday Past Potfords Dam.
Bit of a strange one for me, I am just working through a virus that I picked up on Wednesday and really felt out of sorts, so forgive me if it is a bit disjointed, but here goes for our … Continue reading
Massively Pleased With Progress…
I am so happy with where we are at. The nice wide path is airy and drying out nicely. Looking up and down looks good. Great to work with Mick, Carrina and Aaron, today. A quick up and down the … Continue reading
Back on the Ridge…
We are being so careful at the moment with nesting birds. We are removing the last of the trees on the ballast ridge, so that we have a dry path, and give the muddy old path chance to grass over. … Continue reading
First Workday of 2017
Great workday today. Aaron, John and myself and we cleared a lot of ash saplings in the picnic clearing. Just loads of saplings shooting up. We cut them back and created a habitat pile rather than starting a bonfire and … Continue reading
Woodland Ride!!
Today we managed to do what I have been trying to achieve for the last seven years. We created a section that really felt like a woodland ride. Great turn out with Mick, Wayne, Anna, Carrina, Howard, Arron and myself … Continue reading
