Aylestone Park Canal Slipway Construction - Summer 2009

Following the construction of a large car park within 10m of the Canal on Aylestone Park, it was proposed to construct a slipway to allow trailed boats and other craft access to the Canal. Once the project was approved the Waterway Recovery Group were approached to help construct it during two week long summer work camps held the last week of July and the first week of August.

 

In the meantime a grant from Hereford City Council was successfully submitted to help with the construction costs.

 

Some 18 volunteers on each of the work camps stayed at Yarkhill Village Hall and made considerable progress on the slipway and additional jobs of building a footpath on the Park and installing four picnic benches