There were two teams out from Todmorden today:
Team 1: Catherine, Ken and Kasher continued the step replacement and step building on Tod 212 in Walsden
Team 2: Duncan and RJ went to Tod 029 above Ashenhurst to improve the drainage.
Today's work has been funded by generous individual donations to CROWS. Many thanks for supporting us to improve the footpaths and bridleways in our area.
Details:
Team 1: Last week we put in six steps on this slippery slope, which was littered with old stobs and the remnants of risers. This route goes from Inchfield Road to Carriage Drive and then to the corner of the Recreation Ground.
A further eight steps were constructed today which has made getting up this slope much easier.
We will need a further work party on Tod 212 to install 6-8 more steps and a marker post.
Many thanks to the residents of Inchfield Manor who allowed us to park near to the worksite and then in their garden thus minimising the distance we had to travel with timber and tools.
Team 2: We had been advised that the drainage on this piece of land at the top of Ashenhurst was particularly bad again. We normally visit this part a couple of times a year: once to cut back the brambles and other vegetation, and then a second time to improve the drainage. Hopefully the channels we have now dug will take the water off the path and into the main drainage system. It will, however, take some time for this land to dry out.
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| Drainage work above Ashenhurst (Tod 029) |
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| Steps on Tod 212 in Walsden. |
Team 1:
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| Catherine and Ken sorting out the first step of the day. |
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| Checking that the riser is level. |
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| Knocking in the stobs. |
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| More stob bashing. |
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| The flight of steps at the end of the work party. |
Team 2:
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| Drainage needed along Tod 029. |
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| One of a large number of channels dug. |
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| RJ cutting cross drainage channels. |
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| Drainage channels across the pathway. |
