Cragg Vale:
There were two teams out on the Cragg Vale riverside path today, each hoping that the trees would provide some shelter from the heavy showers.
Team 1 of Frank H, Frank S, and Jan were on the path below Green Bank Terrace, where a set of steps was showing signs of age.
We replaced seven of the old steps and will have another session to deal with others as well as replacing some revetment. Additionally, we cleared the hedge around the fingerpost across the road from the start of the path.
Today's work was funded by Hebden Royd Town Council. Many thanks.
The details.
Team1:
Spot the fingerpost!
The start of the path down to Cragg Brook is indicated but the the fingerpost is hidden in the hedge (see picture!). After some work with loppers and a pole-saw the post became clearly visible. Unfortunately as the rain poured down we forgot to take a photo.Whoops!
View up the flight of steps showing a mixture of new and old construction. There is more to do here but, as three pensioners confirmed, the bank is now much, much safer to negotiate.
Until the next session, here's a parody reflecting on the perils of working in the rain.
This Drill has Broken
Any resemblance to 'Morning has Broken', originally a 1931 hymn but later made popular in the 1970s by Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam; aka Steve Adams; aka Steven Georgiou) is coincidental!
No-one has spoken - never a word!
Where is the drill bit? Where is the spares' box?
Where is the charger? . . . It's all quite absurd!