The Village of Wark

Recently I had my first opportunity to see for myself the work that the volunteer party of men has carried out on the riverside path to the sawmill. Unfortunately I wandered out in the rain on Sunday, which meant that it was all very wet, but the work is impressive all the same.  It starts with the little bridge, repaired and repainted in a fetching green and timber railings either side of the Dene Burn.  Then just around the corner the vegetation has been cut well back. Very handy in wet weather; at least I didn’t get soaked through because of wet bushes!  The path itself is nicely levelled and more branches cut back so that you can get past unhindered.  Some steps just before the sewage works help with access to the river. I also noted that they’ve been at work on the Battlesteads Green, tidying and clearing.  All in all a very nice job.

I understand that the work at the Sports Club is slowly progressing.  I understand that the plumbing and electrics for the ground source heatpump are in place and that it is due to be commissioned in the coming few weeks.  The start of the re-cladding of the outside of the building is imminent and the new windows are due to arrive in the next fortnight.  The scare that the club had a few weeks back about the potential need for a heavier electricity cable having to be brought from Warkshaugh, fortunately turned out to be a false alarm, at least for now.  So the club committee still expects the work to be completed in the not too distant future.