  ACWA Working Party
On 20-Jan-2010 a Working Party installed two new gates and a
new WMP, on paths in Brinklow, a k/g on path R82, a
p/g and a WMP on ACW.
The new k/g, with the jumbled farmyard in background
: 20-Jan-2010
January Achievements
The k/g replaced a very wobbly and high stile on path R82, going
from Butchers Close (opposite Brinklow PO - GR 434 794) east to join
ACW.
The new p/g, with the stile due to
become another p/g beyond, and
the muddy route over the old
canal which will soon be bypassed : 20-Jan-2010
The p/g is on the ACW where it crosses the old southern part of
the Brinklow Arm of the Oxford Canal. ACW has been bypassing
the definitive path and two stiles by sharing the muddy
farm track used by many cattle. This task is the first stage
of restoring the official route, fenced off from the muddy farm
track - in a few months time we will replace the second stile,
raise the level of the path between the two stiles and add a stone
surface to avoid all the mud. We will also replace the stile
on path R82 as it leaves Butchers Close, and hopefully the other two
stiles on ACW/Walk 12, thus creating more stile-free short walks
near Brinklow.
The new WMP : 20-Jan-2010
Finally we did a little task of great significance - replacing
the WMP which vanished from the point where ACW arrives on the
Coventry Road in Brinklow - this new WMP removes one of the
places people who did not read the map have got lost!
A good day, with the forecast rain being only a few drops, and a
team large enough and hard working so all tasks were complete by
12:10. By 1:10 we were all packed up, at the Raven in the dry
and served with hot food to eat with our good Beer!
Plans
The next session planned is:
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Wednesday 17th
February 2010 at 9:30 am to about 1:00
pm |
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Location: |
On Path M204 from Benton Green Lane to
junction of ACW and Walk3 (Note - NOT on walk 3, but on the
path going north from the junction to Benton Green
Lane) |
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Park at: |
Park in the car
park of The Bear at Berkeswell (GR 246
791) |
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Meet at: |
Meet in the car
park, and we will then arrange a shuttle service to get
everyone to the junction of Path M204 and Benton Green
Lane (GR 259 784) |
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Task(s): |
Install one new wooden k/g
at Site 12 (Marker 22) and one new metal k/g at
Site 13 (Marker 23)
see Map
for Details of Locations
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It is confirmed that we will continue to meet on the third
Wednesday each month from 20-Jan-2010 through to 17-Nov-2010.
The expected 2010 dates are therefore:
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Wednesday 17 Feb-2010 (Solihull)
Wednesday 17 Mar-2010 (Warwickshire)
Wednesday 21 Apr-2010 (Solihull)
Wednesday 19 May-2010
Wednesday 16 Jun-2010 |
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Wednesday 21 Jul-2010
Wednesday 18 Aug-2010
Wednesday 15 Sep-2010
Wednesday 20 Oct-2010
Wednesday 17 Nov-2010
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Why not volunteer to join us whenever you can?
Please contact Bob Carey on 024 7645
5251 for further
information.
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