A damp and chilly start to the day saw Lynda, Jerry, Graham and Jak on a permissive path next to the old railway line.
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| Location of today's work |
There were two jobs to do, cutting back the first section of path from the road and sorting out the steps which were in a bad way and needed to be better supported to help people and dogs up and down them.
Lynda set to on the cutting back.
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The path up before any cutting back
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| The path after cutting back |
Meanwhile the other three looked at the jumble of stone. Quite a lot of thinking took place as to how to manoeuvre the very large stones so as to make them safe and more easily usable.
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| Before we started |
We moved the very large stones using levers and taking great care. Once we had got them into a better position, we were able to pack them out.
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| Stones moved and starting to be packed in place |
Next we formed a long step around the base of the stone steps which we then filled with large stone.
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| Forming the new step |
The final stage was to fill the new step with aggregate in order to fix it in place. This will bed in when it rains and will eventually look a bit darker as the path is used.
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| With aggregate to fill the gaps |
The last job was to test the steps and make sure they are solid and safe for all users.
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| All OK! |
Today's work was funded by Ripponden Parish Council for whose support we are very grateful. We used recycled timber and donated aggregate.
