Work Party Photos.....
March 2024
Photos by Matthew Clark
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Sluice before 1 – This was the sluice as we started. It had previously been partially cleared but had filled up with debris
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Overflow channel 1 - This is the overflow channel further down where iot is not stone lined but a clay lined channel. It can be walked along but its not recommended as its filled with brambles! |
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Overflow channel 2 - This is the channel looking up towards the sluice. Hidden in the overgrowth is a small waterfall that we
would like to reveal soon
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Overflow channel 3 - This is the overflow further down and you can clearly see the channel vanishing into the woods. After this it becomes harder to trace as it has filled with silt.
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Sluice mid 1 - This is part of the way through the day where our progress was halted by some obnoxious tree roots. These were
a delight to remove! (they were not)
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Ironwork 1 - When digging about in the sluice we found some bits of wrought ironwork. We are unsure if they are part of the sluice or from somewhere else but they certainly are some old bits of metal |
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Ironwork 2 - As you can see by the "fibres" in the metal showing that this was wrought iron. Likely buried for a good century!
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Root Removal - Digging out all of these roots was a massive challenge as a fairly big tree had grown up in the channel. We were able to remove it after many challenges
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Sluice After - This was after we cleared this all out. As you can
see the bottom of the sluice is lined with massive blocks of stone.
It is not stone lined throughout its entire length but it is impressive.
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Sluice after 2 - And this was the full section cleared out by the volunteers. Once the mud dries and is cleaned off this will look stunning!
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Fuzzy Critter - We swy this little guy running around on the far bank of the canal. Can anyone identify it? |
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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