Work Party Photos.....
February 2022
Photos by Matthew Clark
Our most recent work party in February involved clearing out the overflow at the bottom of the lock flight at Nob End. This overflow had become dangerously blocked with debris and this meant that the canal could not drain properly. Our volunteers cleared the debris and the canal level ended up dropping to a safer level. We then finished the work party by taking a look at the old sluice on the Bolton arm to see what work this will need to be made usable again.
December 2021
Photos by Matthew Clark
Our most recent work party was a complete success. During the work party we spent our time cleaning up the area around the workshops.
The workshops had become heavily overgrown during the pandemic so we needed to clear the overgrowth to get our base of operations back up to usable standard.
Thanks to our volunteers who came down and helped out!
January 2020
Photos by Matthew Clark
October 2019
Photos by Matthew Clark
February 2019 – 16th & 17th
Great weekend winching trees from the bed of the canal with WRG North West. The small self-seeded saplings will damage the waterproof lining if allowed to grow too big. Approximately 150 feet cleared on Saturday and another 75-100 feet on Sunday. The section on Sunday had fewer trees and more spread out, so more time and effort required to re-rig the winch. Whew! Photos by Sam Kennion
February 2019 – 9th & 10th
The February work party made good progress on clearing more of the rubble and earth out of the channel that runs from the top overflow to the bottom basin. We can now (just about!) see daylight through the sluice hole. Also, there was a heron looking mean, moody and magnificient. Photos by Sam Kennion
January 2019
Photos by Matthew Clark
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