A couple of posts replaced at Queens Park – W moved out of the deep undergrowth. Post U replaced at Leverhulme. Couple of posts checked at Darcy Lever.
Post TT confirmed missing at Crompton’s Lodges. Picture is loads of birds at Crompton’s Lodges.
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Longford Park set up for GPS Orienteering
Longford Park is now set up for mobile phone orienteering using the HippsommApp.
Picture is my phone’s record of this afternoon’s pootle round all the controls, adding plaques, painting and gardening at the same time.
Gorse Hall and other News
Gorse Hall – postwatcher Alison and friend hard at work – post F replaced, and post Z moved to a better site.
Dove Stone – reports coming in that the dam and car park work is finished so all is back to normal
Wythenshawe Hall – belated news that the Gardens have been re-opened and so that is back to normal too.
Change to pricing policy
From the dawn of GMOA time, we’ve charged £1 per map, irrespective. We have now switched to a policy where the price of a map reflects a combination of costs we incur and contributions from the individual park authorities.
Fixes for Reddish Vale and Urmston Meadows
Post H replaced with a new R at Reddish Vale. Plaque T replaced with post U at Urmston Meadows.
Posts replaced at Chesham Woods, Nuttall Park, Moss Bank and Queens Park Bolton
A working party to purge missing posts put 3 posts in at Chesham Woods, 2 at Nuttall Park and 1 each at Moss Bank and Queens Park Bolton. The picture is Queens Park Bolton, post G.
Dove Stone course updates
The Dove Stone courses have been updated:
post P has been moved to a place away from unpleasant litter
post EE has been moved away from bracken
post BB has been moved below the fence
Picture shows a hard-earned lunch stop.
Survey for Dove Stone map updates
A bit miserable yesterday, but we managed to survey a number of changes around Binn Green and the rhododhendron clearances across the water.
Bowlee no longer maintained
With great reluctance, the committee have decided to give up on maintaining the courses at Bowlee Community Park.
Woodbank Park Restoration
Perhaps one of the biggest list of jobs we’ve ever tackled in a day was the installation of 8 new posts in Woodbank Park. Many of the posts have been in place for years and have suffered from rot and in a few cases vandalism.
At control S we found evidence of 4 old posts. The new post is just down the path next to the old posts.
All the posts are now in place and the permanent orienteering course is now back in top condition.
Anyone using maps bought before February need to note that 2 posts have moved slightly. 36 is now on the South East side of the pond and 93 is a little further North, on a marker stone.
