Team 1. Hebden Bridge (Sandy Gate)
Paul and Frank H worked on a stile that had the bonus of being next to the road. Hooray! No long-distance carrying of tools and materials. Here's the stile before work began.
At first glance, the stile seems to be adequate but the very low crossrail is hardly stock-proof. On closer inspection additional problems were found - the 'not very vertical' up-rights are loose and the railing to left of picture was in poor condition.
Work progressed:
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| Work in progress: stile side-posts now vertical and firm., fence rails replaced or re-used and new step legs in place. |
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| Work in progress: fence rails removed |
Some time later:
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| New treadboard, new crossrails but old fence timbers (re-cycling was possible) |
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| View from roadside: Finished stile and 'rebuild' of fence. |
You might just be able to read the sign on the stile. If not here's a clue ...
... or two
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| Mmm! A lot of' 'beef' here. No wonder marker-posts, fence posts, stiles and gates suffer when given a heavy-duty lean! |
Later in the afternoon, at Daisy Bank, Wadsworth Lane, a loose treadboard on another stile was re-fixed and some encroaching foliage cut back.
This work was funded by local donations. More donations are always welcome!
Team 2. Todmorden (Calderdale Way Link path)
Strimming, Ditching, Trimming and Turnbye cleaning courtesy of Stella, Bernard, Dick, Fred, RichJ and Ray.
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| Silt trap |
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| New ditch |
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| Clear turnbye |
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Before & after photos on a tough hedge tackled by brushcutter & Ray's very effective petrol hedge trimmer. Another item for CROWS shopping list when finances permit.   Lunch break  |