A day for fingerpost aficionados, as Duncan, Gareth & Neil B spent the day erecting or repairing a series of fingerposts around Mankinholes.
We started with a new fingerpost off Woodhouse Road providing directions up the hill towards Mankinholes. Our second post was a replacement for a rotten fingerpost at the top of the same path on Mankinholes Tops on the way to Cross Lane. Number 3 was a new “flag” (the correct term for the “finger” of the fingerpost bearing the words Public Footpath or destination of the footpath) for an existing post on the same path just off Cross Lane. Number 4 was a replacement fingerpost on Upper Shaw Wood Road, replacing a post lost when the adjacent wall was demolished by a careless driver some months before! This last post sits at the top of an attractive flight of stone steps leading down into Deep Clough which we cleared of vegetation a few weeks ago
Today’s work was funded by Todmorden Town Council. Thanks as always to all those who support our work.
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| Neal with his arm down the post hole to the required depth |
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| Post number one |
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| Post number two |
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| Post number three, pointing to the rainbow's end |
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| Duncan & Neil sensibly not stepping back to admire their work |
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| Post number four |
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| The steps & path down into Deep Clough |
