The Ashton Footpath Volunteer Team

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In 2009, we said goodbye to Roger Cooke and John Dodge who have been members of the team since it was formed in 2005. We are pleased to welcome Frank Moore as a new member in 2010. New members are welcome and anyone interested should contact Joe Aspey, our Parish Paths Warden

 

Team Members

Joe Aspey, Martin Blakeman, Russ Cook, Leo Enright, Martin Everett, Justin Harber, John Kenrick, Frank Moore, Andy Richmond, Simon Sellick, Rob Smith.

2009 Projects

During the year, we ran 10 work parties which included:

 

5 days of clearance, strimming and cutting back overgrowth

 

Replacement of a stile on the footpath to Kersoe

 

Repair to a footbridge on a path near the A46

 

Installation of 6 new waymark posts

 

Preparation of all stiles and gates for new Wychavon Way signage

 

Installation of a new ditch-crossing on a path beyond Bredon Hill Mddle School  

Total projects undertaken to date

Since 2005, when the group was formed, we have run 42 work parties and installed:

 

1 pedestrian bridge (5.7 metre span)

1 ditch crossing

11 dog-friendly stiles

1 farm gate

6 pedestrian gates

1 bridle gate

15 sign and waymark posts 

 

We have also undertaken numerous strimming and clearance sessions, repaired gates, stiles and bridges, repaired damaged track, removed fly-tipping, cleared blocked streams and fitted countless waymark disks

  

                  

2009 A new stile en route to Kersoe;                               2008 Cattle admire a new kissing gate;                         2006 Clearing Carrant Brook

  

  

  

Replacing the bridge on the footpath to Sedgeberrow - 15th September 2007