{"id":2548,"date":"2026-03-04T13:58:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:46:16","slug":"bridge-repair-down-by-cuffley-brook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2548","title":{"rendered":"Bridge repair down by Cuffley Brook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2539 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-286x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-286x400.jpg 286w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-572x800.jpg 572w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-72x100.jpg 72w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-768x1073.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-1099x1536.jpg 1099w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-1465x2048.jpg 1465w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-scaled.jpg 1832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2540 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-2-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-2-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-2-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-2-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-broken-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may have noticed that this bridge on the Yellow Trail, down by<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cuffley Brook has been in a bad way for sometime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Recently, over several sessions, the &#8220;Friends of Northaw Great Woods&#8221; team have<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">got together and have made the bridge safe again for walkers to use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The nuts and bolts holding the bridge rails were corroded and tricky to remove.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Replacement bolts were installed along with 10 new wooden planks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Conditions were pretty muddy after weeks and weeks of rain!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2541 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-1-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-1-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-1-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-1-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2542 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-2-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-2-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-2-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-2-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2543 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-3-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-3-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-3-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-3-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-3-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2544 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-4-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-4-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-4-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-4-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-4-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-5-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-5-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-5-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-5-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-5-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally the bridge is safe for walkers to use once again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-1-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-1-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-1-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-1-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-2-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-2-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-2-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-2-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bridge-repair-complete-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed that this bridge on the Yellow Trail, down by Cuffley Brook has been in a bad way for sometime. 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