There were two teams out from Todmorden today in less than ideal weather conditions:
Team 1: Gareth and Stella left Todmorden with a long "to do" list of markerposts to be replaced and drainage to be checked in Todmorden and then along Lumbutts Road. Suffice it to say that many of the jobs will need to be carried over to next week. Hail and thunder stopped play! We've few photos to show for today's hard (and very wet) work.
Team 2: Catherine, David and Kasher returned to Ramsden Clough to try to sort out a number of drainage issues. The first one was on Tod 135 and the second was on Tod 193 (which we worked on last Wednesday). It's a long time since we managed to get so wet! Horizontal rain and large hailstones do not make for ideal working conditions!
Today's work has been funded by individual donations to CROWS. Many thanks for your support in helping us to maintain the network of footpaths and bridleways in this area.
Thanks too to Tom who again allowed us to park near his house thus minimising the distance to carry tools to the worksite.
Team 1:
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| Waymarking on Tod 107 off Dog House Lane. |
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| Marker post to be replaced. |
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| New marker post and cleared steps. |
Team 2:
Draining issues on Tod 135:
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| Tod 135: drainage problems to be sorted. |
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| David creating drainage channels at the bottom of the trackway. |
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| Catherine trying to sort out the quagmire. |
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| Getting the water to flow in one channel. |
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| The mud scrapped off and lo a hard surface is present under the quagmire. |
Task 2: Tod 193, the route to Ragby Bridge.
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| Catherine and David with the turn-by which ends in a wall! |
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| David . . . before the weather was REALLY bad. Trying to find a way for the water to go through or under the wall. |
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| Catherine looking far too happy given the appalling conditions. First time we have used drainage rods for ages. |
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| Kasher thinking about taking up needlework rather than digging channels for water! |
