Tag Archives: running
The Vision
Sometimes it is good to pause and remember the vision that we had some 13 years ago. The railway line was not a path back then. It was an unofficial dump. We spent hours, days, weeks and even years just … Continue reading
A Path For Everyone
The path cannot be just a nature reserve, or just a dog walking route, or just a mountain-biking trail, or just a walkers’ ramble. It has to be able to cater for everyone, hence the tagline – “more than just … Continue reading
So Much To Unpack This Week
Grab a cuppa, I get the feeling this is gonna be a long one… We had our weekender on Sunday and thirteen of us made it. We litter-picked from Berrybanks to the bird feeder clearing and back again. It was … Continue reading
New Growth
I walked down to the bird feeders today to refill them. The whole of the path in the cutting is really pushed back to what feels like the extreme. There is method to what appears to be madness, so don’t … Continue reading
This is the width that we need
Five of us made the workday this week and after a very cold start, we all warmed up quite well. Just to recap – the path needs to be wide so that there is higher and drier ground to walk … Continue reading
Welcome to Season 13
Yes, you read that right – this is the thirteenth year of us lot doing the path!! That’s three more than the hit TV series, Friends. Today was graft! Hard graft!! We need to clear the ridge of higher ground … Continue reading
Last Workday for 2021
Well that’s is. Twelve seasons of maintaining the path, pushing back the scrub and seeing the wildflowers and wildlife flourish. Making friends and having plenty of laughs along the way. We had a festive mince pie and coffee on our … Continue reading
Solo Sunday
This was our first weekender in a while. Coffee for one!! Loads of people walking past though, so not a problem. Really leisurely couple of hours and got about 30 metres of path pushed back. Actually remembered before and after … Continue reading
How wide?
So how wide should the path be? Someone from Sustrans suggested three metres. Cannot remember who it was, and it was a long time ago. I probably have the email somewhere. So why three metres – 1, If people cannot … Continue reading
Weekenders Are Back
From next month we will be running a workday on the weekend. The first one will be Sunday 12th December from 10am to 12, and just gives everyone who is at work in the week, a chance to get involved … Continue reading
