Gravel shifting!!
Rain stopped play for the NCVs on Tuesday this week.
However, on Thursday, the elite corps of five ROW (Rights of Way) improvers set to work shifting near a ton of gravel down to the steps leading from the Top Wath Road to the River Nidd. The job was rather demanding but, amazingly, they were finished by 11am!
work began.
On your marks,
get set, go!!!
Alistair tamps his tamper
down at the bottom of the steps.
A much better footpath than
at the start of play!
Walling update!
Graham has sent this update on progress made on Wednesday at the Timble wall face:
Another weather surprise at the biohub site at Timble Grange with a calm and relatively warm day until early afternoon and, with farmer Derek having brought another couple of loads of good quality stone, it was perfect for walling, apart from the muddy conditions underfoot.
Barry started by sorting piles of new stone before joining Rob, Graham and Rod who were continuing with the existing eight yard stretch, where good progress was made.
Dave and our new waller Simon dismantled the final six yard section to be tackled this year and started the rebuild.
At lunchtime Barry surveyed what had been achieved during the morning and found it to be to his satisfaction.
Good progress was made in mucky conditions and it was an "excellent" introduction to the joys of walling for Simon.
There are too many to choose from!
Weather permitting, next week will be the final visit to Timble for this year as conditions are too wet to continue any further.
The collapsed cheek end is totally waterlogged and can only be rebuilt once the ground dries out, probably mid April at the earliest. Looking forward to a dry Spring!
What a cheek!
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