Saturday 31st January 2026

I want to start this report  early on Friday with several e-mails going back and forth debating the wisdom of whether the working party should meet or not  in view of the weather forecast  for Saturday.  It was decided that we would meet at about 9.30 and make a decision on how we should progress.

A team of ten (Paul, Sally, Andy, Alex. Robert, Graham, Steve, Lawrence, Trina and me) turned up complete with the chipper and two chainsaw operatives who set about clearing the embankment of a number of hawthorn trees. Two operatives started chipping the dross from last week and as the morning progressed with a third member dragging down the cut trees ably assisted by the chainsaw operatives .The remainder of the team started clearing the thinner growth using hand tools at a safe distance from the chipper and power tool operatives.

All went well until  about 12.45  when the heavens opened. By this time there was a large amount of cut debris spread about on the ground and every reason to call it a day but the team moved into overdrive and worked on through the rain, chipping the dross, and tidying up the logs . True to form after about an hour the rain ceased but the embankment by now was extremely slippery  and unsafe for further cutting but most of the dross had been disposed via the chipper  .The remaining  area was cleared of most of the cut material with the logs stacked tidily.

This  was a tremendous achievement and still the tools had to be taken back for storage and appropriate cleaning .
A total of about  fifty metres  had been cleared and disposed of by the team which was a great achievement, another great days work.
Well done everyone.
BRUMMIE DAVE

End of day wood chip pile


A couple of views of the (1:3) bank



Before the heavens opened


Still plenty of work to do



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