There was a team of five out from Todmorden today.
Team 1: Catherine, Dunstan (on his first work party with CROWS) and Ken rebuilt the stile on a Todmorden Centenary Way link path below Stones Farm.
Team 2: Gareth and Kasher rebuilt the stile on Parkin Lane for Tod 104. They then went down to Stones to help the other team complete their rebuild.
Today was a long day but we were working in very pleasant conditions (ie no hail or rain) and with stunning views.
Today's work has been kindly funded by Todmorden Town Council. We would like to extend our thanks to them for their continuing support.
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| The TCW link path below Stones Farm. |
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| Tod 104 off Parkin Lane. |
Team 1:
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| The TCW link path at the start of the day. Both steps were extremely loose and the uprights were rotten. |
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| OK, so now we have removed the old stile what do we do next??? |
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| Ken and Dunstan with the two main uprights in position and the bracing cross rail in place. Note the metal closure post which created lots of problems! |
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| Dunstan getting used to the idea that there are many holes to be dug for a stile! |
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| Catherine and Dunstan getting the stile legs sorted out. |
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| What would we have done without Ken to sort out the challenge of this post and the gate closure system? |
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| Dunstan trying out the new stile. |
Team 2:
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| The stile on Tod 104 at the start of the day. |
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| Gareth sorting out one of the new stile legs. The new upright pole is in place and the hole for the other stile leg has been dug. |
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| It's a very narrow stile..... |
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| Kasher adding in the cross rails before the treadboard is put into place. |
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| The finished stile. We may return to reduce the height of the new post but only after we have agreed with the landowner that the rails are high enough to prevent his sheep getting over the stile! |
