We are a group of volunteers. Most of us live in the Upper Calder Valley and we come from a wide range of backgrounds, so we bring together a lot of local experience and many skills. What makes us a great team is that we all want to do our best to ensure that Rights of Way remain open and a pleasure to use.
All volunteers who work with the organisation in any capacity are Members of CROWS.
Our objectives.
- to maintain and repair the Rights of Way and permissive path network in the Upper Calder and Ryburn Valleys for the benefit of both the local community and visitors – including walkers, horse riders, runners, mountain bikers and other users;
- to report to the Local Authority on the condition of the Rights of Way network;
- to undertake other projects provided they are for the benefit of the community.
Values and culture
We want CROWS to be an organisation where everyone feels welcome and we each play a part in that. We want people to feel free to share ideas about how we work and organise ourselves, to ask for help and to raise concerns.
We aim to make volunteering for CROWS, and using the footpaths we work on as accessible as possible. Much of the visible work CROWS does is physical and strenuous, but there are other tasks that may suit volunteers who are unable to do this type of work. These include, for example, footpath surveys, maintenance of tools, admin and support tasks, publicity and so on. We do what we can to improve access to footpaths, but because of the nature of the footpath network, access for people with impaired mobility can be difficult or impossible.
CROWS is a registered Charity no 1201645. You can find information about our constitution, governance, policies and finances on the Charity Commission website