[S]edbergh School students have spent three days working in baking heat alongside National Park Authority rangers to repair parts of the Adam Sedgwick Geological Trail.
Students in the school’s Design and Technology department also helped make viewpoint posts, waymarkers and an information panel for the trail.
A total of 12 pupils were on site by the banks of the River Clough, a few miles east of Sedbergh town, each day between the 3rd and 5th of July. Seven Dales Volunteers, as well as seven rangers, were on hand to help and offer guidance over the three days. Two work placement students from Settlebeck School also pitched in.
By the end of the third day, a stone aggregate surface had been created on all worn sections of the route – about 250 metres in all. View point posts and additional waymarker posts were installed; steps were either constructed or repaired at several locations; and gorse was cut back.
Head of D&T at Sedbergh School, Simon Arnold, said: “Our pupils were delighted to get involved with the Sedgwick Trail project as part of Sedbergh School’s Challenge Week. They learnt many new skills and showed true Sedbergh spirit and resilience working in the searing heat. I am very proud of all that they achieved.”
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Area Ranger, Paul Wilkinson, said: “Despite the very hot conditions, a great deal was achieved. It was a beautiful location, with views west to the Howgill Fells and east into Garsdale. All the rangers and Dales Volunteers said it was a pleasure to work with the students and staff of Sedbergh School.”