Two of the CROWS, Neils Mc. and M, spent today reconstructing a stile on the north side of the A58, one mile E. of the Turvin Road turnoff. Mick was with us initially to ensure we arrived at the right place and knew what we were doing.
No Right-of-Way here but the stile provides a way through fencing on to open access land.
This work was funded by donations to CROWS.
The Detail
A standard stile rebuild was needed. One treadboard had collapsed and the other wobbled. Whoever originally installed the cross-rails must have had a defective spirit level!
We dismantled the structure, preserving only the two lower cross rails for reuse. Meanwhile Mick appeared to be conducting a brass band!
We set new legs firmly into the peaty ground. In fixing the tread-board we found that it impacted an old cross-rail close to the ground, so a notch had to be cut.
Once the treadboards were in place there was no more to do than to fix the three cross-rails . . . horizontally!
Job done except that we rounded off by rendering harmless a few of the barbs on the fence to the side closest to the stile. (British Standard 5709 for Gaps, Gates and Stiles, Rule 7: "No barbed wire ... within one metre of the structure or the manoeuvring space.").
With thanks to all members of the public who donate to CROWS and help to fund all these jobs.
