Tag Archives: volunteer work

Man v. Nettles

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Phil and myself today and we tackled a couple of tree branches that had come down over the last week of windy weather, and the dreaded nettles. We used the ‘weed whip’ and cleared a lot of nettles back off … Continue reading →

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It’s Working!

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Three of us on the greenway today. A general tidy and litter-pick on the section between the new underpass and the picnic clearing. Surprisingly there was not a lot of litter at all. Thank-you everyone who has made a conscious … Continue reading →

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Careful Cutting

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Four of us today and we carefully pushed back the bramble on the banks of the new clearing. We checked to make sure that there were no nesting birds, and then slowly cleared back the scrub. You can see from … 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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Smokin’ Workday

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well what a day! Five of us in the end and we really managed to have a good old tidy up and burn off the piles of brash. The day started foggy and damp, and I really thought that I … Continue reading →

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Very Lucky or Very Unlucky….

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today I was brush cutting my way through the last clearing, when the cutting blade shot off the brushcutter!! It was quite a shock to see the blade flying across the path and I don’t quite know how it happened, … Continue reading →

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Temperamental Brush Cutter!

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well it was a nice dry day, we had the brush cutter so it seemed like this was going to be a mammoth workday. Unfortunately, the brush cutter decided that it did not want to start, after it had used … Continue reading →

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Good Workday

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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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Pulling up Brambles

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Just the three of us today and we spent time clearing scrub from the area south of the bridge, that crosses the greenway. Rather than just wildly hacking back, we tried to pull the brambles up, roots and all. This … Continue reading →

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Soggy Workday

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Soggy old day on the greenway today, but got the last of the picnic clearing done. It was just Mick and myself today, but we got a bit cleared. The heavy rumble of the earthworks on the Cawston Extension led … Continue reading →

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