On a fine day, Linda, Jerry and Jak returned to path 62, which runs from Ripponden Old Bank across to Longley Lane, to replace an insecure stile.
One side of the stile was simply resting on a rock which did not provide a solid foundation.
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| The stile prior to our work today |
We untangled the existing timber and fence to give us access for digging holes.
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| Jerry and Linda concentrating |
Once the holes had been made, we could start to build the stile, first putting in the legs to support the treadboard.
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| Everything is measured out |
Once the treadboard was in place we started to reinstate the fencing.
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| Reattaching the fencing |
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| The very long worm was re-homed |
When we had put the cross-rails in it was time to tidy up and test out the stile.
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| Linda testing the new stile. Thumbs up! |
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| Beautiful snowdrops near the start of the path |
As we returned to the road we managed to create a bit of a channel for the stream running along the path. Hopefully this will now dry out and make that section a bit easier.
This work was funded by Calderdale Highways.
