Friday 23 October 2020

BARKISLAND AND SOWERBY

 After a quick reccy to look at some rotten steps on a path near Ryburn Reservoir in preparation for repairing them next week, Lynda, Eleanor and Trish went over to Barkisland Hall to check out a report that had come in from a member of the public. They were concerned that the rather daunting gates at the ends of the grounds were putting people off from using the footpath .



Quickly remedied! We then walked along the path from the Hall towards Sandyfoot Clough, which is on one of the new Barkisland 'Walks Round The Villages' that CROWS are preparing. We put in an extra waymark as the path to the stile crossing to Sandyfoot Clough isn't visible from the lip of the hill. 


The rest of the day was spent clearing some steps below Ryburn school leading towards Triangle. 



Not great photos into the light, but you get the idea. The ghostly figures of Trish and Lynda, in the far distance at the top, lopping back and clearing steps where the path leaves the field above. Several decades of mulch had reduced the size of the steps making them treacherous.



Pristine ! The leaves will come back but hopefully this clearing work will make the steps less hazardous.


Work on the steps funded by a donation from Sowerby Residents Association