Today's work party was curtailed because of Storm Amy. However, Catherine, David and Kasher managed to repair the stile above Killup Farm, at the junction of the Calderdale Way, on Tod 023.
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| Stile repairs above Killup Farm on Tod 023. |
The stile needed two new tall legs, a new tread-board and a couple of new pieces of cross -ail. As is often the case the majority of the time was spent digging out the rotten timber of the old legs, only to find timber from an even older leg beneath them.
The second challenge of the day was to find enough stone of the right size and shape to put back into the hole to firm up the new legs.
Unfortunately, the other jobs planned for today will need to be carried over to future weeks. We will sort them out on (hopefully) drier days.
We would like to thank the residents of The Butts for allowing us to park our vehicle outside their house thereby minimising the distance we had to carry the timber and tools.
Thanks also to everyone who has recently donated funds to CROWS. This work party has been funded by donations to CROWS.
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| The taller step on this stile was in need of replacement. |
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| Kasher and David sorting out the holes for the stile legs. |
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| Catherine in hole-digging mode. |
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| The long leg for one of the holes being cut down. The most important tool of the day was the red pencil. Thanks Duncan! |
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| Kasher has all the easy jobs! |
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| Adding staples to the treadboard. |
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| It's October so it must be fungi time. |
