July 2024 Work Party

The work party for 13th July 2024 consisted of 8 volunteers with nearly 60 hours of work being carried out. It was very successful with most of the planned work at the Belnain Cutting and other locations being completed as follows:

  • Vegetation removed from the edge and within the drainage channels . 
  • Drainage channel sump covers removed and sumps cleaned out.
  • Southern drainage channel culvert unearthed, rodded and temporarily repaired.
  • Drainage pipe access points located and cleared of vegetation.
  • Dunphail bypass drainage ditches and culverts cleared.

Additional unplanned Work:

  • Drainage pipes, culverts and cut off ditch surveyed between Laurels Bridge and Balvlair crossing.

Other points to note:

  • No injuries or near misses were reported.
  • Further drainage works required in the Belnian Cutting to repair/replace culvert and replace broken drainage access covers.