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April 2024 Work Party

April 2024 Work Party

April 2024 Work Party The work party for 13th April 2024 consisted of 8 volunteers and carried out 38 hours of work. It was very successful with all of the planned work at the Heatherbells Cutting being progressed as follows:

Pete Mitchell 13 April 202416 April 2024 Heatherbells Cutting, Work Parties Read more

March 2024 Work Party

March 2024 Work Party

March 2024 Work Party The work party for 9th March 2024 consisted of 12 volunteers and carried out 72 hours of work. It was very successful with all of the planned work being satisfactorily completed as follows at the Woodside

Pete Mitchell 10 March 202410 March 2024 Woodside, Work Parties Read more

February 2024 Work Party

February 2024 Work Party

February 2024 Work Party The work party for 10th February 2024 consisted of 7 volunteers and carried out 40 hours of work. It was very successful with all of the planned work being satisfactorily completed as follows: Additional unplanned Work:

Pete Mitchell 13 February 202410 April 2024 Squirrelneuk, Work Parties Read more

January 2024 Work Party

January 2024 Work Party

The work party for 13th January 2024 consisted of 12 volunteers and carried out 65 hours of work. It was very successful with all of the planned work being satisfactorily completed as follows: Additional unplanned Work: Other points to note:

Pete Mitchell 20 January 202410 July 2024 Bantrach, Clashdhu, Work Parties Read more

December 2023 Work Party

December 2023 Work Party

December 2023 Work Party The work party for 9th December 2023 consisted of 12 volunteers and carried out 70 hours of work at the Dallas Dhu Ramp area and at the Rafford Bridge path junction. It was very successful with

Pete Mitchell 11 December 202313 December 2023 Dallas Dhu, Rafford Bridge, Work Parties Read more

November 2023 Work Party

November 2023 Work Party

November 2023 Work Party The work party for 18th November 2023 consisted of 9 volunteers and carried out 72 hours of work at the northern end of the Foxhill cutting, one mile north of Dava and in the woodland area

Pete Mitchell 24 November 202324 November 2023 Dava, Fox Hill Cutting, Huntly's Cave Cutting, Work Parties Read more

October 2023 Work Party

October 2023 Work Party

October 2023 Work Party The work party for 14th Octobert 2023 consisted of 8 volunteers and carried out 47.5 hours of work at the northern end of the Foxhill cutting, one mile north of Dava. It was very successful with

Pete Mitchell 23 October 202313 December 2023 Fox Hill Cutting, Work Parties Read more

Foxhill Cutting Drainage Project

Foxhill Cutting Drainage Project

Foxhill Cutting Drainage Project The Foxhill Cutting drainage improvement project consisted of 3 days of work with a mechanical micro digger, two days in early September (7th & 8th) and one day in October (6th). The objective of the project

Pete Mitchell 9 October 202326 October 2023 Fox Hill Cutting, Work Parties Read more

August 2023 Work Party

August 2023 Work Party

August 2023 Work Party The work party for 12th August 2023 consisted of 11 volunteers and carried out 67 hours of work on the southern end of the Dava Way. It was very successful with most of the planned work

Pete Mitchell 13 August 202322 August 2023 Huntly's Cave Cutting, Work Parties Read more

June 2023 Work Party

June 2023 Work Party

June 2023 Work Party The work party for 10th June 2023 consisted of 10 volunteers and carried out 66 hours of work on the southern and mid sections of the Dava Way in preparation for the Ghost Train Walk on

Pete Mitchell 11 June 202322 August 2023 Dava, Half Way Hut, Work Parties Read more
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The Ghost Train Walk is held every two years. Read the report on the 2023 Ghost Train Walk here. The next Ghost Train Walk will start on 21st June 2025.

The Dava Way Association is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), registered Scottish Charity No: SC030496. Our registered office is Forres Town Hall, Forres, Moray, IV36 1PB.

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