Ken and Catherine were dispatched to do revetment work at Wittonstall Clough. They were missing Kasher and her attention to detail this week so were were a few tools short, and a couple of trips back and forth were required.
Today's work has been funded by Todmorden Town Council.
Details:
At the top of Frieldhurst Road a path leads up through Wittonstall Clough. Just before a bridge the path has been eroded in two places and needs to be stabilised with revetments. Revetments are wooden boards which are staked in place. In this case the boards are secured with steel stakes rather than wooden ones, as the ground is rocky. The path is then built up ensuring there is drainage so the water can mostly flow beneath the path. A turn-by was cleared and some small channels dug to take away the standing water.
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| Water flowing over the path has eroded it. |
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| The board is staked in place with steel pins. |
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The path is built up. Thanks to the river there
is a good supply of stone here. |
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| Ken secures the stakes with staples. |
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On the second revetment. Catherine
shores up the board with rocks. |
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| Water now flows under the widened path. |
