Jerry and Stella returned to Brearley to put the finishing touches to the steps leading up from the A646 onto the footpath to Lower Ewood, and to the new stile we have built a little higher up the path. Four of us have spent a day working on this job in recent weeks. Our first task today was to put in the final two steps in the flight Frank H and Ian S built 3 weeks ago and to give all the steps a good finish with aggregate.
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It's a nice path, with a view back over the river and up the valley.
It could be the start of good walk up to Foster Clough and Midgley Moor |
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| Smart steps - no more muddy scrambling |
Then we moved up to the stile, tensioned the stock fence (which is a tricky job with hand tools), braced both the upright posts for extra strength and stability, and added waymarks.
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| New stile, with dog gate |
Job done we thought....until we took a closer look at the stile by the road below the new steps. Yes, rotting and getting wobbly. Ah well, another job for another day.
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| Rot..... |
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| ...rot... |
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| ...and more rot! |
This work has been funded by Calderdale Highways department, whom we thank.
