Greenhow: 03-05-2016

Oh Calamity! 16 NCVs all ready and waiting to go up the hill from the Council Chambers at Pateley to work on the Scott Gate Ash Quarry footpath - WITH NO TOOLS AVAILABLE!! Someone (nobody knows who - but when they are discovered they will be given a severe wigging) had managed to lock the inner door of the workshop and take the only key home with them. What on earth were we going to do???

Relax. Ideas man extraordinaire, Will, came up with the bright idea of going up to Coldstones Quarry on Greenhow Hill to dismantle the lettering that had been laid out the week before, for the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race. Give that man a medal! All we needed was some plastic bags.

Unpinning and rolling up yards of white fabric sounds simple but in a stiff wind it was not quite so straightforward. The photos below show the task in glorious technicolour.

Ros E.

The NCVs queue up to make use of the 

unexpected facilities before they start work.

"Nidderdale welcomes the T de Y"
 was laid out for all the world to see.

Up close the letters were huge.

 NCVs got busy yanking out the metal pins and bamboo canes.

Fabric was gathered up and stuffed into bin bags.

20 of these were bought and filled but we needed a good 20 more.

Osian lay, exhausted, on the ground. 
At least he stopped the fabric blowing away.

Of course, once everything had been collected, 

it all needed carting off down to the road.

NCVs luxuriated on some of the deconstructed signage - 
worn out after the 'Maid of the Mountain' stretch of the race.
Bananas were the order of the day to restore energy levels.

Now James - just how many tons of fabric, 

metal and bamboo can you fit in your van?

Room for some more?

...what about a bit of yellow for a change?

Let's go in the side door too.

Right - enough's enough. Everything is in. 
No room for James though!