Friday, 10 July 2026

RYBURN - disused railway path

An early start for Linda, Jerry, Graham and Jak in an effort to miss some of the heat. We set off along this path to repair a large 'staircase' which had rotted at the bottom. 

Location of staircase

First, we did some cutting back and clearance of years of debris from underneath the treads. 

Clearing debris


The main work today was preparing the site for a return visit when we will install new steps on the lower section. 



Making sure walkers can still go up and down the flight

We installed two upright posts which will be used to support the steps when we return to finish this job. We met several walkers using this path so it will be great when it's in better shape.

Uprights in place

This work was funded by the 'Ripponden Community Crowd Funder' organised by Rebecca Dixon for which we are very grateful.