Big fleeces and waterproofs were a thing of the past when Barry, Chris, Val,
Roderick, Duncan, Andy and Lycra-clad Rob (24 miles by bike as a warm-up for
walling seems a bit extreme) gathered for a bit more taking down and a lot
more rebuilding. The stint beyond the gate was given three hefty courses and
was then reconnected with the buttress section which, by common consent, was
deemed too solid and well-built to need stripping out. We didn’t quite
figure out why the wall had abruptly widened/narrowed at that point, but
assumed that an earlier rebuilder had reached the same conclusion having
repaired the cheek end after the gate to more normal dimensions.
Everyone
was saddened to hear that this would be Roderick’s last session with the group
for some, possibly considerable, time. Half of him is relocating to
Norfolk, the other to Scotland, neither of which is an easy commute to/from
Nidderdale. We wish him well on his travels.
Wild life
generally was conspicuous by its absence but the bluebells in the wood behind
the wall were looking splendid.
Chris G.
No. Waller:7
