Monday 8 April 2013

Signing the Monsal Trail Wed 10 Apr 2013

The Monsal Trail has not yet been signed. It is designated National Route 680 and can be found on the Sustrans website mapping, although presumably that number will apply to more of the White Peak Loop as it is constructed over the next few years. We will start at  the Coombs Rd end of the trail and work our way north-westwards. If the 50 number patches I have will take us all the way to Wye Dale, we will attempt to sign the whole of the 9-mile stretch. Because we are using the standard Sustrans signage for the first time here, we will need to attach the plastic signs from scratch although there will probably be scope  for using the self-adhesive signs in places. SO BRING A HAMMER if you have one, please!
Meet 10:00 at the end of Coombs Road, Bakewell, at the bottom of the ramp up to the trail. If you are coming by car, parking is possible on the verges of this road or, if you have any worries about this, Bakewell Station has a pay and display car park.
This is going to be the last workday for a few weeks as I shall be away for a while from next Mon (15 Apr). I expect to be back around 10 May or so, and there may be the possibility of fitting in another signing day before I go off again for a week or two. After that, another day is possible but then babies are due from mid-June! It's a hectic life being retired! Also, I'd like to find out your preferred days for volunteering - email to follow.

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