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The H&G Canal Trust You are here: Restoration: Over: Restoration in 2004 |
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The first Open Day of the year in March |
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| The trip boat, Mister Maysey, was taken out of the water for the winter to enable re-painting of the hull and the fitting of new oak fenders | |||||
| The willow bed is flourishing with new varieties planted to see which flourish best in Over's clay! | |||||
| Twice during the year we had working parties from Marlborough Stirling working on the construction of an otter holt beside the River Leadon: |
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| Plastic land drain is used to make two entrances |
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| The holt will comprise three chambers made from concrete blocks | |||||
| Fitting out The Wharf House has involved all sorts of tasks... | |||||
| Plasterboarding the Restaurant and Visitor Centre ceilings | |||||
| It may look un-dramatic, but for those who've worked on the project, the first phase of plastering - in the Visitor Centre and the Restaurant, was a major step forward | |||||
| Work continued on the silt trap | |||||
| With the blue bricks almost complete, the grille was fitted into place on the silt trap | |||||
| A lot of work has been done around The Wharf House - laying pavior paths and planting grass and shrubs | |||||
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