Category: Meetings and Work Parties

A work party cleared a section of the route. The main purpose is to provide access for a dumper to lay the stone over exposed tree roots.

Steve and John hope to move the stone (16 tonnes provided by the Council) from next to Stepple Hall and spread it on Thursday 1st October. Please contact Steve or John if you are able to help.

 

Arthur, John and Gill have moved the stone provided by the Council and used this to improve the route from Detton end.

Many thanks to them and particularly to Arthur for providing his JCB.

We are having an urgent work party on Sunday 27th Sept to clear branches etc from Route R (Titford Bridge route).

This is needed ASAP to clear the route to allow access by dumper to spread stone. The council have provided 16tonnes of stone (left at Stepple Hall) and John and Steve have agreed to use their dumper and loader to move the stone but first they need the route cleared enough to allow access.

We can park and meet at Reaside (Olwen’s house) 10:15 for a 10:30 start and will walk to the bridleway from there (see below).

Please bring loppers, strong gloves, chainsaw etc.

Thanks

Attendees:

Chris, Steve, Yvonne, Gill, Jill, Olwen, Clare, Jo, Pip, Jackie

Apologies:

John, Pete, Paula, Louise, Kay

Report On Council 

Council have paid for 3 x 16 tonne loads of stone for our use.

1 load has been delivered next to Stepple Hall for use on Route R. Access has been agreed with John Evans for us to go around his fields. Plan is to use John and Steve’s dumper plus Steve’s’ tractor and front loader to move stone down to the bridleway and spread this on the worst areas where it has been eroded around tree roots. Hopefully this work could be done in 1 full day (approx 8 dumper loads .The bridleway  first needs to be cleared back to allow the dumper access along the bridleway. A work part will be held Sunday 27th at 10:30 (see separate post for work party).

1 load has been delivered to John’s yard and will be used to repair route Route C Prescott end. John is happy to store the stone until we have the opportunity/funds to move it.

1 load will be delivered and left at the top of route C Detton end this week. There is limited space so it will need to be moved as soon as it has been delivered. Arthur has agreed to use his JCB to move and spread this along the bridleway with Johns help. The plan is to do this on Friday 25th Sept starting at 9:00am. Any additional help  will be appreciated.

All of the above work will require funding to pay for use of dumper, digger, tractor, fuel etc. Currently the group only has approx £30 in the account so a fund raiser will be required ASAP.

Fund Raiser

Option of quiz or equine table top sales were discussed. There are a number of Quizzes coming up which could reduce numbers so it was agreed we would try a table top sale. £10 per table in advance £15 on the night if space available. £2 entry to include refreshments (Tea, coffee, biscuit). Cakes will also be available for purchase. Donations of cakes for the cake sale will be required.

Proposed Date: Tuesday 17th November at F&O Village Hall.  This date is available.

Yvonne will take table bookings. Yvonne will organize raffle and offered to donate a bottle of Scotch.

Chris will organise a general display showing local bridleways and work we have done (could use the Committee room and serve teas in there).

Event will be publicized as a social event to meet with other horse riders alongside the table top sale.

Clare will produce a poster and Chris will circulate this through the website for people to print and display.

Open to set up tables 6:30pm, sale open 7:30pm.

Letter to Local Parish Councils

Clare will draft out a letter based on the one sent to Stottesdon Parish which we can send to Neen Savage, F&O and Hopton to see if we can get them to provide a contribution towards costs for work on paths/bridleways in their parishes. Can include in the letter that the county council have funded the materials (approx £270 per load 16 tonnes stone) and we need funds to pay for digger, dumper hire at approx £150/day. We will provide labour.

Other Routes Discussed

Route D from Factory Lane to the Detton Prescott Route C has been cleared and is now usable. We assume this was done by council. Note Factory Lane road surface is slippy!

Route K (Nunnery Lane) – Needs drainage work – 2016 project

Route M Walters Lane – This has been further damaged by 4 wheel off roaders. – 2016 project

Cleeton Gate – Callow Gate (around back of hill) – route now difficult to follow – 2016 project

Route Q Catherton – to the new bridge. Dangerous latch bolt sticks out on gate from Gordon Poyners field. Steve and Yvonne will look at this to see if it can be made safer.

Route O to Doctors Cottage. This has been improved and gates much easier to use.

 

Next Meeting 

Tuesday 10th November 7:30pm ( to finalize details for fund raiser on 17th)

Venue Clare’s

Just to remind you that we have a meeting tonight (22nd Sept) 7:30pm at Well Farm.

John has at last had some success with the council and hopefully has managed to get them to at least provide us with some loads of stone. Priority is for the Detton Prescott route and the Titford Bridge Route.

A meeting has been proposed for Tuesday 22nd September at Well Farm (Yvonne and Steve’s) at 7:30pm.

We need to organise some work parties as well as look at fund raising.

Please try to come along. Let me, John or Yvonne know if you can/cannot come.

John has proposed a work party on Route C – Detton Prescott for this Friday 31st July at 6:00pm.

John will bring the dumper which we will use as a moving platform at the Prescott end. We could also do with a few people to do some clearance from the Detton end which has also got overgrown.

Please contact myself or John if you can come along.

Thanks

Chris

We are planning to go ahead with the Fund Raiser “Garden Party” on Sunday 12th July. This will be a social event and very much for local people. Please feel free to print the poster below to promote the event to family, friends and  local riders.

Please mention it to anyone you know who may like to come along and let us know numbers week before.

Help with baking cakes, making sandwiches and help on the morning will be gratefully received. Let us know what you are able to contribute.

 

PDF file to download/print garden party 2015

Attendees:

See AGM

General Issues:

Crammer Gutter and Catherton Common – Route F

Complaint received about riders cutting corner at Lower Marshes.

Route across top of Crammer Gutter field Route G very wet.

Gate at top of field difficult. Needs new post and re-hanging.

Gate onto common no longer stays open if pushed fully open. Also would help if had a long reach latch handle.

Broken style dangerous

ACTION: Chris and Pete will clear overhanging branches by Lower MArshes and look at gate hanging and remove broken style (not needed)

ACTION: Chris to discuss route and issues at meeting with SWT on 10th June

ACTION: John to contact Tim to see if we can get some more latch extension kits

Detton- Prescott – Route C

Need to top up stone at Prescott end where we did original drainage work.

Need to cover exposed drainage pipe at Detton end

Overhanging branches need clearing back

ACTION: Review with Tim Simmons and see if we can get some stone supplied.

Cleeton Court – Route N

ACTION: Gill will check and report back on the state of the rutting caused by Quod use.

Callow Lane to Ripplets

2 gates on route need re-hanging. Will probably need new posts

ACTION: John to see if we can get posts from Tim and then agree with landowner (Robert Whiteman) if we can do work on this.

Tangles (Hill Houses lower route) Route M

ACTION: Next time someone in area check on state of route and report back.

Permissive Route behind The Green –  J to K

Needs ditch clearing by The Green.

ACTION: Chris to raise with SWT

 

Fund Raising

Suggestion to hold a Fun Summer Garden Party as a social/fund raise. Not looking to make this a major event but something for locals and local riders to come along and have a social event.

Venue – Upper Marshes

Proposed Date – Sunday 12th July starting 2:00pm

Charges – £5 including high tea (£2 under 10’s)

Donations of cakes will be required

If too wet may be able to use barn at Well Farm

Jackie will do some posters and Jo will talk to Jim (Cleobury Clarion)

ACTION: All to check diaries and feedback ASAP if this is/is not suitable.

ACTION: All to promote locally

ACTION: Contact Chris with any ideas for suitable outside garden games/provide equipment eg. boules set etc.