Farnham & District Ramblers

Footpath Maintenance

footpath maintenance 2023 

 

The 2023 Footpath Maintenance programme is now up and running! Working in co-operation with the Surrey CC Countryside Access team, we are looking for volunteers who can help on the second Tuesday of each month from now through to and including October.  You can find more details of dates and locations from the Maintenance Diary on this web page, along with news of previous events in the Maintenance News. Please bring your own tools if you have them, but the Surrey CC team will also supply tools and equipment.

The working party jobs include:

  • repairing and/or replacing stiles, some with kissing gates
  • erecting finger posts
  • clearing vegetation
  • and general maintenance of paths

Allan Bird has decided to step down as point of contact for organising these days, so we would like to thank Allan very much for doing this for so long. Alan Keeley has agreed to take over this role, so if you would like to join our team,  please contact Alan Keeley on 01252 723694, or via email.  If you wish to get involved and are not on our current email list, please contact Alan Keeley for details. 

Advice for maintenance volunteers: 

  • Please bring a packed lunch if you plan to stay all day, but if you can only manage half a day please still come as any time is gratefully received.
  • Please wear old clothes (not shorts). We have enough strong gardening type gloves but if you have a strong pair you like using please bring them and don’t forget your waterproofs if raining or damp. Please wear strong leather boots if you do not have SCC steel toe capped boots.
  • Please advise Alan Keeley in advance if you are over 75, as we have to provide Surrey CC with names and addresses as one of the terms of the insurance cover.

We very much look forward to you joining our maintenance days. New members are very welcome and no experience is necessary. You will find the group very friendly and helpful. We hope to see you soon!

Please, while out walking, if you encounter a path in the local area that needs attention please click on this link and complete the form.