Fun Quiz – Saturday 6th April

We urgently need to raise funds to help pay for materials and equipment hire to allow us to do any improvement projects this year. Please tell all your friends and especially anyone that rides.

Would the people that have agreed to do a round confirm that they are still happy to do this. Jo has agreed to do the food. We will need help on the night to set-up etc.

Note: We do need people to let us know they are coming for numbers for catering. When people contact us we will encourage payment prior to the event by bank transfer or cash on night and to bring some cash to pay for raffle tickets. Everything we raise goes to maintain and improve our bridleways!

Feel free to let me know if the poster can be improved (I have kept it very simple) and promote this wherever we can.

Meeting Wednesday 28th Feb 2024

We will have a meeting on Wednesday 28th February starting at 7:30pm at Clare Ratcliff’s home (Shunesley). Main purpose to arrange a fund raising Quiz event.

Please let me or John know if you are able to attend or if you cannot attend let us know if you are OK to help with the Quiz event (date to be agreed one evening late March (before Easter).

Meeting/AGM – Proposed Date Wednesday 28th Feb

We are proposing to hold a meeting/AGM on evening of Wednesday 28th Feb, venue TBC.

Please let Chris or John know if you are able/not able to attend on this date and we will then confirm the date.

As part of the meeting we need to discuss details for a Quiz fund raiser to be held before Easter (end March). Cleeton Village Hall hall is probably a good choice of location for the Quiz.

AGM and Fund Raiser

We are proposing to hold an Meeting/AGM early March. We also urgently need to raise funds as we currently have no money left!

We are proposing to hold a fund raising Quiz late March early April. We can discuss details at the AGM. Your support/help will needed.

Broken Gatepost Hill Houses

The gatepost (latch side) at the top of Hill Houses going onto the common has been snapped off at the base and at last check makes it nearly impossible to use without dismounting.

At a quick look it will need the fence taking down and the base of the old one taking out of the ground and replaced with a new post.

If we have one in stock we will try to arrange a work party to look at this.

As a general comment please let us know if you do accidentally damage any gates etc or if you are aware of any problems so we can let the group know.

Thanks

Route F – Crammer Gutter

Steve, John and Chris have now improved the area around the stream crossing. An old drainage ditch has been opened up alongside the track on the common and a pipe laid under the track taking the water into the stream. The boggy part has been dug out and filled with stone and should be much safer when crossing the stream.

We made a start on improving some of the wet sections coming up the track from the stream but further work is needed so take care if using the path.

We hope to have a work party sometime next week (wk commencing 4th Sept) to take down some stone and improve the remaining wet sections. Some general clearance work of overhanging branches, bracken and gorse would be useful. We will notify you of date/time.

Many thanks to Steve and John for their hard work.

IMPORTANT – Route F (Crammer Gutter) – Improvement Work 1st – 2nd Sep 2023

We are planning to start improvement work on the route from Crammer Gutter onto the common by the brook. It may be difficult to pass with a horse whilst we are working here so please avoid and pass this message on to anyone that uses this route regularly.

Will try to give updates on the website when we are working.