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THE NATIONAL TRUST
The Club has formed strong informal links with the National Trust over the years. You can link here to the official NT website. Alderley Edge is mentioned in more detail now and you can read about it by clicking HERE.
The National Trust have an office and permanent staff at Alderley Edge and the Cheshire Countryside Manager is based there. Their address is:
| The National Trust |
| Cheshire Countryside Office |
| Forester's Lodge |
| Nether Alderley |
| Macclesfield |
| Cheshire SK10 4UB |
| Telephone and fax: 01625 584412 |
The Club and the National Trust work quite closely together as, for example, in January 2008 when a large boulder was demolished to make it safe. There are some pictures below. Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
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The boulder before work started and with a string indicating the lean towards the slope (source NJD). |
Determining the best place to drill. Note safety rope on the person sat on the boulder (source SJM). |
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Drilling the boulder with a battery powered drill (source NJD). |
Pyrotechnic devices used (source NJD). |
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Using a dumpy level to observe any movement in the boulder (source NJD). |
Blasting the boulder (extract from movie - source SJM). |
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Blasting the boulder. The piece detached can be seen falling away (taken from movie - source SJM). |
Levering a loose piece off the boulder. This debris was packed underneath the boulder (taken from movie - source SJM). |
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After completion of the work (source NJD). |
Location of the boulder. |
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