Two main jobs today for a team comprising Stella, Jerry, Graham and Jak.
The first was a stile on Footpath 62 which runs from Ripponden Old Bank across to Longley Lane. We've done a fair bit on this path recently trying to sort out the drainage issues. The stile is an awkward one and we aimed to assist people over and through a squeeze stile while at the same time protecting stock.
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| Map showing location of stile on Ripponden 62 path |
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| The stile prior to work |
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| Stile prior to work |
We improved access to the stile so that's it's not so far to step up to it. It is a tight gap and is still awkward however.
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| Not so far to step up or down |
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| Easier to step up and down now |
The second job was a bridleway which runs from Stony Lane down to Kebroyd crossing the Calderdale Way. This is an lovely old walled path.
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| Map of bridleway |
We cut back overhanging vegetation and brambles to make this a more pleasant route for horse riders and walkers. We will return to install waymarks.
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| Jerry with Graham and Stella behind |
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| Working on the lower end of the path |
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| Leading down to Kebroyd |
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| From Stony Lane |
Just in the nick of time so we avoided the worst of the rain.
Today's work has been funded by Ripponden Parish Council and from donations to CROWS for which we are very grateful.
