On the 14th and 15th
of April 2012 the CNCC sponsored a weekend to try to get the path over to Link
Pot via Lancaster Hole back into some sort of sensible state. As many of you know
this takes quite a bit of hammer during the student season as they flounder
their way over to Mistral to spread the mud of the Hall of the Mountain King
all over the place. On Friday the 13th of April I went over the
ground and stuck stakes with section numbers in the fell so that I could send
out teams of helpers to attack various places with crowbars, mattocks and
spades. Several clubs and individuals turned up for both the Saturday and
Sunday sessions and some stayed overnight at the farm. We had a really nice
evening meal sitting around the large table with a lot of banter and laughter,
especially at the vegetarian members’ expense. Some valuable work was done by
the 30 people, 13 on Saturday and 17 on Sunday, involving draining some of the
boggier bits, building steps and generally laying a lot of large stones to
repair the ever widening path to a more realistic size. Most of the people who
attended had a great, if knackering, time and the weather, though cold with the
occasional hail/snow shower, didn’t diminish their spirits. During the two days
I managed to keep their peckers up with brews and snacks so they had no excuse
to return to the farm for sustenance. Many expressed the opinion that we should
do it again and maybe on the 6th and 7th of October we
may see more members joining in to swell our ranks and get the job finish, for
this year at least.
My thanks to all who attended from
RRCPC, OUCC, MUSC, KCC, YRC,CPC, BEC,CDG, NPC and the others not affiliated and
of course the CNCC without whose money the food and drink would have been very
basic indeed.
Ray Duffy