THE CURE Hill Mob have been out again in Oakworth to help spruce up a village picnic area.

The volunteers started repairs to a dry stone wall at the site off the Cure Hill road, opened a new access, and began repairing stone steps.

The work followed an initial clearance of the site several weeks ago as part of the ongoing Operation Oakworth community clean-up.

The informal group of residents have now named themselves the Cure Hill Mob and plan to continue work to improve the council-owned land, which includes a field bordering the Oakworth cricket field.

Oakworth groundworks specialist Simon Thornton arranged for the volunteers to be taught how to carry out dry stone walling.

They will continue their wall repair efforts on Saturday, February 4, from 10am, when other people are welcome to join in.

Last weekend’s work was supported by community developer worker Pip Gibson and volunteers included town councillor Mark Curtis.

Sue Robinson, new landlady at the nearby Golden Fleece, laid on free pie and peas for the volunteers after their day’s work.

Pip said: “We had about 17 people, including a couple of young people who helped with cementing the top stones.

“We repaired about half the wall and it looks fabulous. We had to scavenge around the whole site to find stones. The stone staircase still needs repairing.

“We created a new entrance that people been using because the wall had collapsed.”

Pip wants to hear from anyone willing to join in the Cure Hill Mob’s work, or who is able to donate materials, bulbs and plants. She can be contacted at pipgibsoncdw@hotmail.co.uk

The volunteers cut back trees and cleared rubbish at the Cure Hill site last November, as part of a day of action to clear more than a dozen great spots around Oakworth in snowy weather.