Monday 17 February 2020

SOWERBY AND RIPPONDEN

Bernard, Eleanor, Ginny, Graham, Lynda and Rich completed Friday's work on the path below Ryburn Valley High School.

Lynda and Eleanor waymarked the section of path to Dean Lane and cut back some brambles around the school playing fields. Still muddy, but at least the path is now clear. Needs more attention to brambles along the path edge to prevent future obstruction



Graham and Bernard completed moving the path.

A nice easy path to use
 Rich and Ginny cleared the rest of the steps and the setted path up to the school.

A mulch-covered path with brambles and ivy growing in it
Cleared all the way down and brambles cut back

Graham, Bernard , Eleanor and Lynda then went down to the riverside path in Ripponden to check flood damage and do some mud clearing and drainage.

Pretoria Bridge over the River Ryburn had flooded during Storm Ciara . It was covered in compacted mud and debris, probably from several storms.



Clear all the way across now and back to the original metal. For good measure, a stone was moved into position at the roadside end of the bridge and a drainage channel dug ( not shown here!) to try and prevent debris being driven onto the bridge.
 Funded by Tesco Bags for Help.