Val and Dave's 4.4-mile walk today took 16 members from the Barnstoneģ cum Langar Community Centre northwest on very muddy field paths before turning right along a Parish Paths Partnership bridleway to reach the River Whipling near Granby Lane. Following it upstream for a short distance, we turned towards Granby itself before crossing Barnstone Lane. Poor ground conditions forced us back onto the lane for a while before we turned off it to enter the woods covering the old landfill site eventually reaching Works Lane and heading back to the start.
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| Barnstone cum Langar Commumity Hall |
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| Dave warns us about possible changes to the advertised route |
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| And away we grow in improving visability |
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| Coffee stop near the River Whipling, a tributary of the Smite which it joins near Whatton |
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| The last rambler to attempt the muddy fields around Barnstone and Langar didn't quite make it |
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| Woods covering the landfill site |
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Methane wells. The sign reads: Risk of explosive atmospheres. Keep at leat 2.2m from all wells unless specifically instructed otherwise. Smoking is not permtted on site.
Must check with Val whether this was covered in the Risk Assemment. |
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Barnstone Landfill Site and system for burning off the methane collected from all over the site and flaring it off safely.
The flare is fitted with a telemetry system that allows engineers to start, stop, interrogate and download stored data from an office in Coventry. The system texts out on alarms, power cuts and shutdowns and also texts the end user when it is back on line and operating! |
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There has been an industrial site at Barnstone since 1864, using the locally produced Blue Lias limestone. Cement production began in 1885, using one of the first rotary kilns in the UK. This innovative approach was to set the tone for Barnstone as a site that tried new ideas and technologies. This first kiln has been retained by the plant as a piece of our industrial heritage. In 2006 the kiln, which was of 1930s vintage, was closed. The plant then evolved into a grinding, blending and packing cement facility and remains so to this day.
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