Wednesday 18 April 2018

CRAGG VALE, NUTCLOUGH AND CHARLESTOWN

A half-day session due to the meeting in the afternoon.

Richard and Gerald worked on drainage issues on a couple of paths in Nutclough, Hebden Bridge.

Fred and Paul put in some more steps on the path at the bottom of Oakville Road, Charlestown.

Frank H and Graham repaired a stile and resurrected two sagging finger posts in Cragg Vale.

'Old man, old man
Sitting on a stile
How do you know which way to go
And why is it you smile?'
(The Traveller:- Raymond Wilson 1987)
 
 
Actually we were two (youngish) old men repairing a stile and we knew exactly which way to go because of the finger post. We were smiling because it was a sunny day and (for once) the task was straightforward.

Repaired stile.

Frank praying for a JCB!.

No JCB available! . . .  so it has to be the heavy bar.

The signpost (slightly truncated) now firmly in place.

More of the same (with even more truncation!) for a damaged sign further along the road.


Dick bagged up the slats for the Bell House boardwalks

Rich, Bernard and Stuart surveyed a possible re-route of the riverside path in Cragg Vale. Whilst the survey was being written up, Stuart decided to clear the path down to Cragg Spa.