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SpringTyne Stroll II

1st Mar 1826th Mar 17 by David Quarendon

phantassie mill As many people enjoyed our guided walk last year from Haddington to East Linton, this year Path Wardens are going to lead several more walks along some of East Lothian’s core paths. Please come and join us!

The first one is from East Linton to Linkfield (nearly Dunbar). We will follow the river on its journey to the sea, watch it change from river to estuary and learn about its history and wildlife along the way. Towards Dunbar the fauna gets really exotic!

It’s on Saturday April 22nd and will take about 3.5h. Contact Thomas Bower (tom@tbower.plus.com) to reserve your place.

Task Reports

1st Mar 1821st Mar 17 by David Quarendon

The work on two recent tasks – reinstating the path from Spott down to the burn, and improvements the NCN- 1 path near Queen Margaret University have been properly recorded and added to the library. Thanks to our chairman, Andrew.

Spott Sign

NCN-1 QMU Sign

NB: Had to use the village sign for Spott, as there is – currently – no signpost for the path!

Spott The Path

1st Mar 1810th Mar 17 by David Quarendon

The path from Spott down to the burn was so overgrown it was impassable. No longer! See how it was done at Making the Path

Fame Again (well, in the Courier)

16th Aug 192nd Feb 17 by David Quarendon

The Courier recently reported on the council investing significant funds in developing paths and cycleways, and we get a very honourable mention! Click here or on the picture to see the full details.

It’s always good to be mentioned in the press or the social media, as every exposure is to a large number of people, and spreads the message that many of us care for our paths and countryside. And might just persuade someone to follow in our footsteps!

Our Extraordinary Litter Picker

16th Aug 1931st Jan 17 by David Quarendon

One of our more intrepid members has been recognised nationally. Andy wasn’t sure he wanted the recognition, saying “I prefer keeping a low profile but I think the award can help to highlight the issue of coastal litter and the work done by me and East Lothian Rangers in trying to keep the East Lothian coast clean and an enjoyable place for visitors and the wildlife in the area”.

We all thank you for your dedication and inspiration to keep East Lothian looking beautiful.

See a quick overview of the presentation or the full story at Scotland’s Hero of the Month.

Repairing Hailes Footbridge

1st Mar 184th Dec 16 by David Quarendon

November’s team task was repairing the footbridge at Hailes Mill – some planks were rotten and really needed replacing. But it was a beautiful winter’s day – frost on the handrails and the sun peeking through the trees. See us at work on this YouTube video

New Path Descriptions

1st Mar 181st Dec 16 by David Quarendon

We know you Path Wardens love your paths. Why not share your knowledge and enthusiasm – write a description yourself! The ELC have already produced a dozen 1-pagers and are planning more. But what we also need are more extended descriptions: Dave Hapgood has produced our first. See them all on our Path Descriptions page. And if you do get serious about this, see some other examples of what could be done on the page Example Path Descriptions.

Our Monthly Reports

1st Mar 189th Nov 16 by David Quarendon

The monthly reports that us path wardens (usually!) submit are – apart from being a mechanism to report issues for action to the council, a satisfying way to recall and record how useful we have been, and a great way to show to sponsors just how busy we are, – are actually quite fascinating variety of tasks, times, and reporting styles! See the pdf for September (or find the full spreadsheet in the library section).