Teams out in two areas today.
Withens Reservoir
Rich and
Alistair went up to refurbish the open access board just before the reservoir. The board, installed in 2000 was beginning to rot, the back-board had gone and the information was unreadable.
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| Looking very neglected |
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| The back-board taken off |
The whole frame was sanded down, a new back board fitted and the fittings sprayed with WD40.
Then we gave it a coat of 'Sikkens' to seal the timber.
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| The end product ready for information. |
The new information panels are being produced (each one with an individual Haiku) and should be ready to install in early March.
The
refurbishment of five of these boards was funded by Community Foundation for Calderdale who is working in partnership with RES who operate Todmorden Wind Farm.
Belatedly we came across a photo of the board being installed in 2000
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| Must have been moved since then |
Hardcastle Crags: the path from Hebden Water to Walshaw.
On a day far too mild and sunny for a South Pennine February, the working group split into 'bottom of the path' and 'top of the path' teams. The two teams at the bottom (
Frank H working with
Gerald and, in close proximity,
Lynda working with
Nigel) concentrated on path widening, installing marker posts and constructing steps.
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| Lynda making the path wider, level and safer. |
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| Marker post to guide walkers directly towards . . . Gerald! . . . (and eventually Walshaw!) |
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| Gerald making a pilot hole (in very rocky ground!) for the stob. |
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| Nigel adding some back-fill before the stobs are driven fully in. |
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Just before lunch: three first-rate steps in place
with just a couple of stobs needing trimming. |
After lunch Frank H and Gerald added to their steps shown above.
There is more to do here:- the section of path just below this point is particularly tricky and may require some technical ingenuity!
Meanwhile further up the path towards Walshaw, Eleanor, Ginny and Ian were also constructing steps.
As well as re-setting and painting a marker post at the top.
And then a more rustic version on the bend to encourage people to head in the right direction.
