HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!
After four weeks of non-stop tree tube removal the NCVs were starting to dream of setting trees free of their guards. They had a brief respite in Hackfall Wood last Tuesday, but this week they had to return to Throstle's Nest, high above Pateley Bridge, to complete the job they started there a few weeks ago. It was imperative to get the tubes collected ready for the recycling window in just two day's time!!
Oh joy! No nice flat field this time. Back to working on a steep slope. Crampons (and waterproofs) at the ready everyone!!!
One by one the NCVs
stepped into the arena....
...and started the job of
detubulising the trees.
Once the tubes were on the ground
they then needed collecting...
...and transporting downhill.
At the bottom of the hill
there were two piles of tubes
that needed processing.
Julia and Helena got busy
removing posts and ties and
nesting tubes inside each other.
Coffee time had to be held beneath a
sycamore tree in case the rain got heavy.
After coffee all that was left was
the final bit if processing....
...and loading the 2 dumpy
bags onto the trailer.
After that things went into multi-tasking
mode. Half the group went to the
next farm up the track to shift stone
into the trailer, once Liz had
dropped the dumpy bags at the barn.
That's it lads - take care of your backs!!
Andrew was glad he'd had
a bowlful of spinach for breakfast.
Now that is more than enough
for one load otherwise Liz
won't be able to pull the trailer.
Certainly the NCVs couldn't
push it up the hill!
Many thanks to Andy who's
vehicle could tow the trailer
to the top of the field ready
for Liz to collect.
The stone is for the wallers.
Not only that, he then kindly
gave us a lift back to the cars.
The other half of the gang
drove to Prospect house, Felliscliffe,
to collect the 8 dumpy bags of tubes
collected up 2 weeks ago.
Liz used the new, super-sized
trailer for this!!
These were transported
back to the NCVs' barn....
...and added to the ever growing
collection of dumpy bags.
There are now a grand total of18 bags to take to Skipton later in the week.
No more tube removal until the next recycling window during the autumn.
Hurray!!!
Wallers' update - Menwith Hill.
from 13th May - By Graham
Whilst the weather forecast had been for heavy showers and a possibly miserable day we were let off with a couple of short light bursts and rain didn't stop play. By one o'clock the necessary prep work up at Menwith Hill had been finished, ready for the base volunteers to work on in a couple of weeks time, so we retired for lunch and an early dart home.
