GADDINGS, TODMORDEN & RIPPONDEN

Several teams out today.

Gaddings 

Three teams at Gaddings doing various tasks.

Everyone started off doing a long, long uphill carry of timber and tools to Langfield Edge.

The new Sherpa backpacks make carrying timber and equipment much easier

 Stella and Frank worked on the breach area of the redundant dam wall.

Before: A steep, slippery slope which was difficult to negotiate.

After: Seven steps now in place. Probably another dozen will be needed!

 Rich and Fred did repair work on a wooden bridge

Before: Handrails are missing and water flow down the path has made the treadboards wet and muddy.

After: New handrails fitted to make the bridge safer and more stable.
Treadboards cleaned (believe it or not!) and drainage channels added to divert the water flow.

They then worked on widening the path in several places where it goes close to a steep drop. At the same time, they sorted some drainage issues.

Original path next to the edge filled-in using materials from the widened parallel path

Stretch of widened path

The overflowing drain now back where it should be and no longer eroding the path

Richard J, Ray, Gerald and Paul worked on path widening and drainage issues lower down on the Jail Hole path.

A length of widened path

One of many turnbys to uncover

Cautionary Haiku for CROWS

Part 4.  Swinging Tools

Azad* clears the mud;

Long handle swiftly backwards.

Oh! Was that your tooth?

Slasher; a razor.

Swings in very large radius.

Who is stood too close?

Hammer hitting stone:-

How fast those sharp chips can fly!

. . . No-one has spare eyes!

(*An azad is a long-handled, sharp-edged trenching/scraping tool)

The Gaddings work is funded by Crook Wind Farm Community Fund and Calderdale Small Grants.

Ripponden work
Report to follow when internet access is available.

Ripponden work is funded by Riponden Ward Forum