Don’t forget our quiz this Friday!
We need to get as many people to attend as possible (particularly all local riders). This is our main fund raiser this year. We urgently need to generate funds to continue our work.
Author: chris bargman
Meeting Notes 4th Oct and Quiz Arrangements
Present:
John, Yvonne, Steve, Chris, Jo, Clare, Gill, Sally, Louise
Apologies:
Gill, Pippa, Pete, Paula, Kay, Jakie, Beverley
Visit By Tim Simmons Council Byway Officer
Steve, John and Chris and a successful meeting with Tim. Our priority projects were discussed and Tim offered that the council will be able to provide drainage stone as required. He also mentioned that he could provide a digger to do some of the work after October. A separate report will be created listing actions from this meeting.
Quiz
Clare has had some posters created (by Clare at Cleobury Country) and these were distributed. Clare will contact SSRC to get a listing on their Facebook page. Posters need to be put up at suitable locations in the area.
*****Everyone needs to publicise the event to make it a success
5 Rounds –
Yvonne – Misc
Clare – Famous Horses
Jo – Food & Drink
Lousie – Pic Round
Chris – Video round to be done during break
Food – Sally, Alan Gill, Paula to arrange food for a ploughman’s supper plus some nibbles – target to cater for 50 (probably optimistic but any spare can be distributed amongst the committee)
Drink – Bring your own but we will have a few bottles of wine available
Jo – Purchase wine and fruit juice.
Prize – Clare will provide a suitable pize for the winning team
Raffle – Yvonne has tickets
John and Lousie will provide prizes, Jo will provide a cake.
Scoring Board – Chris to provide
6:30pm Setup – Yvonne will collect key
Next Meeting
Thursday 24th November 7:30pm at Clare’s
Main topic will be important routes that need to be opened up/protected etc. and what we can do.
Meeting Tuesday 4th October – REMINDER!!!
Please come to the meeting on Tuesday 4th October 7:30pm at Well Farm as we need to arrange the Quiz fund raiser evening on Friday 21st Oct and we need everyone’s help! Thanks.
Meeting 20th Sept Postponed to 4th October!
The meeting originally planned for Tuesday 20th Sep has been postponed to Tuesday 4th October 7:30pm, venue Well Farm.
Key topics will be arrangements for the fund raiser Quiz to be held at Cleeton St Mary Village Hall on Friday 21st October and feedback from the recent (and successful) meeting with Tim Simmons (Council Byways Officer).
Please do try to attend this meeting.
Also please help us promote the Quiz and make a note of the date in your diary.
Thanks.
Farlow Fete Success, Byways Officer Visit
We had a stand at Farlow School Fete on Saturday (10th Sept) to promote the work we are doing in the area. We had lots of interest and some new members sign up. We also used this as an opportunity to promote our fund raiser Quiz to be held on Friday 21st October. Please note this date in your diaries.
Our fun competition to guess the number of miles of public rights of way in Farlow Parish was a great success. We had over 50 entries, thanks to all who had a go. The target was 15.2 miles and the winner on 15 miles was Arthur Ratcliff, a very close second was Ray Bentley on 15.5.
Many thanks to Bakers Of Tower Street, a top quality independent Cafe in Ludlow, for providing a generous voucher as a prize. www.bakersoftowerstreet.co.uk .
Thanks to Clare, Yvonne, Chris, Jo for setting up and running the stand and to Paula for organising the prize.
Finally we are hoping for a visit by Tim Simmons, council Byways Officer, either 14th or 15th September to look at our priority projects and hopefully provide some help to get these sorted.
Escorted Pleasure Ride – 3rd September
We are running a fund raising escorted ride on Saturday 3rd September. Start 10.30am from the New Inn, Oreton.
Mainly walk, trot to suit most levels of riding.
Approx 3 hrs or shorter route approx 2 hrs.
Anyone taking part does so at their own risk.
Cost £10.
(Proceeds towards purchase of materials and hire of equipment for bridleway improvement projects in our area)
Phone John to book a place on 01746 718652.
Meeting 16th August – Minutes & Actions
Present:
John, Yvonne, Steve, Chris, Jo, Clare, Beverley, Gill, Paula, Sally
Apologies:
Marce, Gill, Pete, Louise, Kay
Visit by Shropshire Council Byways Officer
In spite of emails and phone calls we have still not had response with a date for a visit.
ACTION: Chris to resend email sent listing projects to discuss at visit and copy to Richard Knight and to outdoor.recreation email address and request a response.
Projects
Route R – Tittford Bridge – Access field has now been seeded so will need to leave this until next year.
Route G – Crammer Gutter (across top of field)
ACTION: Chris to chase Carl Pickup for a document outlining recommendations for drainage to keep water flowing onto the field.
Hill Houses to The Firs – A workparty has done some clearance work on this. Also need to look at the route onto the common which could do with some clearance.
Gate on Route Q Gordon Poyners field. This was improved but needs looking at again as is difficut to open/close
ACTION: John to check gate
Lost Ways
Gill has “loaned us” Restoring Rights Of Way book produced by the BHS.
ACTION: Sally to review this and present back a summary of what we need to do at next meeting
ACTION: Chris/John to chase council for access to old maps to review any potential lost ways at future meeting
Farlow School Fete Sat 10th Sept
Clare has paid for our stand (thanks to Clare)
Competition to guess miles of bridleway and footpaths in Farlow Parish from a large scale map. 50p per go. Prize -Lunch voucher for 2 at Bakers of Tower Street, Ludlow
ACTION : Chris/Pete to calculate approx number of miles using large map
ACTION: Paula to arrange a voucher for the prize
ACTION: Yvonne/Steve to provide a table
ACTION: Clare to provide fold up display boards. (Clare can provide a Gazebo if needed)
ACTION: Chris to print out a large “logo”
ACTION: Chris/Clare to meet prior to Fete to compile display material
ACTION: All to provide Clare/Chris with any interesting photos from routes in our area we can post on a map
ACTION: All to share the manning of our stand during the day
Quiz Fundraiser
Aim to hold a quiz in October, use Cleeton VH for a change. Committee members to each do a round. Provide a ploughman’s or similar. Aim to promote this at fete.
ACTION: Yvonne to check 21,22 Oct for Cleeton VH
ACTION: All to check if there are any other Quizes planned in local area for Autumn
ACTION: All to reserve 21/22 Oct (will confirm before Fete)
Escorted Ride (fund raiser)
John is looking at running an escorted ride 3rd Sept starting at New Inn (can park on his field).
ACTION: John to confirm details for escorted ride
ACTION Clare to put on facebook and Chris to contact SSRC and ask them to put on facebook site
Work Party 19th August
Waymakers needed on route Y .
Meet at Sally’s (Jill Wilson’s old place) Friday 19th August at 6:30pm. John to bring posts, markers, basher etc.
Next Meeting
Tuesday 20th Sept Well Farm 7:30pm
Meeting Tuesday 16th August
Reminder we agreed to have a meeting 7:30pm Tuesday 16th August. Venue Chris’s.
We need to discuss our stand at F&O Fete on 10th September and how to raise funds.
Please let me/John know ASAP if you can/cannot attend.
Thanks
Improvements to Route C – Prescott
Steve and John spent a long day and multiple trips with their dumper of hardcore and stone and spread with Steve’s digger to improve the going at the Prescott end of route M.
This work was finished off Monday evening with some extra help from Pete and Chris and 2 further loads of stone spread in the eroded and wet areas.
Many thanks to Steve and John for their hard work.
We plan to have a further work-party for this route to clear back the overgrowing edges and open up the path. There are also a couple of wet patches which may require more stone if we can arrange to get the stone there. This work-party will probably be on a Friday evening followed by a chip supper!
Meeting 28th Jun 2016 – Minutes and Actions
Present:
John, Yvonne, Steve, Chris, Jo, Kay, Clare, Pete, Louise,
Apologies:
Marce, Gill
Visit by Shropshire Council Byways Officer Tim Simmons
John has spoken to Tim and he is planning to visit us in couple of weeks time. We agreed that we should send him a list of our priority projects before the visit so that he has prior information.
We agreed the following:
Route R – Tittford Bridge – Need some more stone to continue below area already stoned last year. We will get permission for access if we can get council to provide stone.
Route M – Walters Lane – Look at this with Tim and see if council will do work (as this is a RUPP they are best to do this work, similar to route L on Silvington Common)
Route C – Detton Prescot – Ditch needs reinstating to improve drainage. You have previously made a visit.
Route G – Crammer Gutter (across top of field) – Have had discussions with SWT and agreed on principle of cross drains and clear out ditch. Will need stone to cover cross drains. Have someone local who may be able to provide digger work.
Route F – Crammer Gutter to bottom Withies Bank – Needs drainage ditches reinstated in wooded section. Need to get council to arrange this as land owner does not want us to do the work.
Route K – Nunnery Lane – If we can get council to provide stone then with small grant from Hopton Parish (£100) matched by our own funds we may be able to do some work on this.
Cleeton Court – Outstanding issue. Route has been blocked by barn and needs enforcement action to be taken by council.
Route P Hardwick Farm – Outstanding issue. Route has been blocked and needs enforcement action to be taken by council.
Also we would like to know how to access historical maps showing old paths as we have a couple of routes that we would like to reclaim as part of the “Lost Ways” project.
Action: Chris to email above to Tim.
Work Party
Friday 1st July 6pm to rehang gate and improve safety of access from Crammer Gutter onto Catherton Common.
John, Steve, Chris and Pete agreed to do this, John has a suitable post and high lift catch and will bring necessary tools. Chris to bring short length of stock fence.
Louise will provide a “we fixed this” laminated label.
Chris to email Carl Pickup SWT and inform them we are doing the work.
Proposed Future Work Party
Route C Detton Prescott. Need to fill in hollow at Prescott end with rubble/stone and clear overhanging branches (best done from dumper).
John has some suitable stone.
First job is to check pipe is flowing into catch pit. This may need to be cleared before starting work.
Action John/Steve to take digger and see how best to fix drainage pipe before taking stone and doing clearance work party.
Stand at F&O School Fete in September
Reminder we have booked a stand at the fete Saturday 10th September. Chris will provide some pictures we can put onto a map. Suggest we run a fund raising competition e.g. how many miles of Bridleway/Footpath are there on the map (will need a map distance measuring wheel)
Next Meeting – Tuesday 16th August 7:30 pm at Chris and Jo’s Portacabin (Mannerly Mutts HQ)
Topics – Feedback from meeting with Tim Simmons.
Arrange stand for Fete plus some ideas on fund raising we can publicise at the Fete.