Tag Archives: volunteer work

Autumn Equinox

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

As we hurtle non-stop towards autumn, we can reflect back on the crazy summer of floods, followed by heat-waves, and then more floods and what we thought was going to be a rather pleasant Indian Summer. That was, of course, … Continue reading →

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Start of the Picnic Benches

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Thanks to Warwickshire County Council, and Rugby Borough Council, we won a grant for two picnic benches towards the northern end of the path. This means that our end-users on this part of the path can enjoy the same benefits … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Africa, benches, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, Eswatini, nature, outdoors, picnic benches, Picnics, running, volunteer work, wildlife | 12 Comments

Just Call Me Bill Gates

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today was all about windows, windows and windows. I think we’re on Version 11. Our Hawthorn Trail needs as much light coming in as possible. Nothing will grow without sunlight, well maybe mushrooms, but not a lot else. We also … Continue reading →

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The End Of The Bird-Nesting Season

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This just so happens to be the last easy workday, before all hell breaks loose, and the marathon, that quickly turns to a manic 100 metre sprint starts. Welcome to the cutting-back season. This week we took our trusty mattocks … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Africa, butterflies, cawston greenway, coffee and cookies, community, conservation, cycling, Greenland, nature, Nordic, outdoors, Railway path, running, Scandinavia, volunteer work, wildlife | 17 Comments

This is Recycling

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

By now, you might have gleaned from the blog that we’re really into recycling. We are either a miserable bunch of tight-wads who don’t enjoy spending money, or we just have a really healthy repair-and-reuse ethic. In my case, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, Kingons, mental health, Namibia, nature, new bench, recycling, reusing, revoloution, volunteer work, wildlife | 20 Comments

Aerial View of the Greenway

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I’ve been on holiday so there was no normal Wednesday morning workday this week. We went to Lanzarote and enjoyed a week of wall-to-wall sunshine. It was divine. We hired bikes to get about so the kids were not constantly … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, Drone Shots, nature, outdoors, picnic benches, running, Video, volunteer work, wildlife | 16 Comments

Hawthorn Trail

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

You may have noticed a new tab above called “Hawthorn Trail”. This is the 220 metre secondary path that we created that stops that kinda walking out and then back again, along the same path. I don’t know about you, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, England, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, Warwickshire, wildflower meadows, wildlife | 7 Comments

Woodworking Workshop No. 2

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well I suppose this week we have to mostly talk about the new-old recycled-bench that took one for the team. The seats were always a little bit of an invitation for a bit of mischief, due them being a bit … Continue reading →

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How to Add Biodiversity

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Quite a few times we have felt like calling in the USAF to napalm the whole path and give us a blank canvas to start again and do it our way, however, we have to work with what we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, Combat Isolation, Combat Loneliness, community, conservation, cycling, Green Time v. Screen Time, How To Make Friends, mental health, Mental Wellbeing, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, wildlife, Woodworking | 3 Comments

World Famous, You Say?

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

People are asking, with a raised eyebrow, why our round picnic benches and mugs are “world-famous” as mentioned in last week’s blog. Well, in my geeky little world of facts and figures, the blog stats tell me that no less … Continue reading →