Bring your picnic blanket and some finger food to share. Tea and coffee will be available.  Bring something stronger if you want. Chews House Room 1 at 7.30.

Let Ruth know if you are coming so that we don't all bring sausage rolls! (01582 758483)

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As you may have heard over the last year a number of us have been considering setting up a footpath maintenance volunteer group in association with the Chiltern Society and Central Bedfordshire Council.  This came about following John Savages talk to the fish and chip supper last year.

We are now in a position to start work and are looking for volunteers to make up our work teams.

In the central area of the Chilterns the working parties have a work pattern that involves meeting at about 9.30am on a weekday morning.  Teams depart to their job for the day, work until 12.30/1 pm and then meet back at a pub for lunch.

We do not need to follow exactly this pattern.  If you would be interested in finding out more please email julian clark-lowes (personal@julian.clark-lowes.info) or ring 07979 435856.  Please indicate how often you might be available for work parties, Monthly? Fortnightly? Weekly or just occasionally.  Please indicate whether you might be available for occasional weekend work parties or weekday mornings or afternoons.  When we have gauged the response we will arrange a meeting of all those interested to discuss the project further.  This will probably be in one of the community rooms at Dunstable Fire station.

The first project involves work to the steps where the Chiltern way crosses over the A5 at the chalk cutting.  Phase 1 of this project involves replacing about 6 steps which have rotted away or are giving way.