How many volunteers does it take to clear a drain?

We had a great work party on ashness fell on thursday the 11th of august, despite the midges!  It was james squires last day on the fell, all the best to him in the future.  The work involved transplanting heather and turfs to block off shortcuts and keep people on the path leading to the new digger path.  A massive thank you to all who suffered through the horrendous conditions, it is as if the shortcuts were never there.

The footpath team have been helping ranger roy this week with a group of diverse volunteers from the organisation GOAL.  The "go away and learn organisation" helps develop education of young people internationally, irrespective of a young persons' culture, race or religion, enabling them to participate in educational travel in the UK and abroad.

 

  Above the GOAL volunteers carrying materials to replace a style and do some fencing on the side of  grey knotts overlooking seathwaite.  We carried thirty fenceposts, four 6" by 6" square 3 metre posts, a roll of fencing wire and four rails.  We got it all done in a day! thanks to their help.

   Walking up sty head pass doing a drain run with thirty two volunteers.

                               Clearing a drain using team work.

We had sixty two volunteers with us over two days,  and six different nationalities.

                                  
                       Lunch time at sty head tarn.

A big thank you to all the volunteers for your help,  Grazie     tando, muchas gracias,  obrigado/obrigada, grazzi, Děkuji, danke, Nice one.