Category: Meetings and Work Parties

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.

Quick reminder and confirmation of meeting tonight at Chris and Jo’s  starting 7:30pm. Park on riding surface.

Missed putting a time for the meeting/AGM next Monday. 7:30pm sounds good.

Just to confirm the meeting and AGM on Monday 1st June at Upper Marshes, Catherton Common, DY14 0JJ (a location map below).

Please attend and also encourage any other local riders to come along. We need more support from local riders and users of the bridleways!

Any contributions towards drinks and nibbles will be appreciated if you could bring something along.

Let me or John know if you are able (or not able) to attend.

Hope to see you on Monday.

 

 

 

Next meeting date combined with AGM has been proposed as Monday 1st June. Proposed venue Mannerly Mutts HQ at Chris’s house (Upper Marshes).

Please let me or John know if you are able to make this date or if you would prefer an alternative.

Other news-

Work party Chris, Pete, Jackie, Kay, Clare and Arthur cleared back the smaller overhanging brambles,branches etc. from route C – Detton end. John had already done a good job clearing the larger branches and re-hanging the gate on the permissive route field.

John has put in a request to Shropshire Council for some stone to be used on this route. Tim Simmonds will look into planning their support for this plus other projects at an internal meeting they are having in next couple of weeks. We will need to chase Tim for some info prior to the AGM.