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Map showing line of Canal in Herefordshire between Crew's Pitch A4103 and Withington Wharf A465. Green indicates line where there is no evidence of the original canal, blue that the canal is partly in water but is not yet available to the public for use. |
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Thanks to The Hereford Cattle Society for the photo of a Hereford bull. Yarkhill Restoration work at Yarkhill is ongoing and new volunteers are always very welcome. If you would like to help at Yarkhill, please contact Chris on 01568 615575. Photos by Chris High and Colin Dymott. |
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| April. Primary clearance of the towpath has been completed. |
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| Spring has arrived at Yarkhill with Mrs Moorhen on the canal with her 14 dabchicks and our pair of Mallard ducks have built a new nest and are sitting on 7 eggs. |
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| The first section of canal is tested for leaks. A coffer dam is constructed, sealed and supported by sandbags before allowing water in to hopefully fill the section to the top of the dam. Bernard and Colin built the dam, Steve barrowed the sandbags which were filled by Anne and Eileen. Project designed by Chris. |
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| Summer comes to Yarkhill. |
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Chris and Bernard complete
construction and check steps
giving access onto the tow path at Yarkhill in readiness for the Open day on
August 6th. August. The Yarkhill Open Day was a great success with over 150 visitors which required extra guided walks to be provided to meet the interest shown in the restoration. More volunteers needed and will always be very welcome, please contact Chris on 01568 615575 or email Colin at colin.kd@virgin.net.
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| September. Visit by Waterways Recovery Group. Our thanks to WRG South West whose efforts during their visit made a substantial and major difference to our clearing up schedule after earlier coppicing. |
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Coppicing of hawthorn trees along the edge of the towpath bank is progressing well, while Tim has been very busy strimming snowberry bushes on both sides of the canal adjacent to Barr's lock. |
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| Chris organised a Canal walk from Withington Marsh to Crew's Pitch for invited guests to celebrate 12 months restoration work at the Yarkhill site, and to view progress. |
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| Matt Skelton kindly provided these photos of the canal adjacent to Ashperton tunnel. Note the rubbish tipped at one of the portals! |
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Aylestone Park.
May/June. Canal update. Mix design problems have been resolved and Tender documents will be sent out no later than early June, and all being well a contractor will start work on site in September. August. Tenders have been received and are being evaluated. The Council hope to get a cabinet member decision on August 29th. The evaluation is very complex as it involves assessing method statements. September. Tender figure was above budget and has to be considered by cabinet before proceeding. A decision is expected in the last week of October. December. A contract has been awarded to a Cardiff company who hope to start work on site in early February 2007. Work on the entrance progresses steadily with the recent installation of gates from RAF Credenhill.
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Canal. Barr's Court Bridge
section.
The length of canal to the rear of Harper's Newtown road development has now been transferred to Canal Trust ownership. Land owned by the Council on this section will be transferred when the Development Brief for the Edgar Street Grid has been finalised. Contact has been made with E S G Herefordshire Ltd who are responsible to the Council for working up the Brief and have agreed to update us on progress and to link their new website into the Canal Trust site. Their website is now online at www.esgherefordshire.co.uk .
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Edgar Street Grid. The Inspector's Enquiry into 'Objections Report on the Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan 1996 - 2011' has now been published on the Council web site. June 2006. Sections in the Report of particular interest to Canal Trust members can be viewed at: www.herefordshire.gov.uk/environment and planning/planning/UDP Inspector's Report section 7 pages 21/22/29/33/34/35/36/37. To check progress on the Edgar Street Grid project please visit their web site as details above. |
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