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The Yarkhill Project site
starts ¼ mile to the west of the Hereford-Worcester road and stretches for about ¾ mile
to the site of Barr's Lock, partly clothed in a beautiful avenue of trees. The restoration
of this section was completed except for final "re-puddling" (to make it
watertight) in 1996.
The Yarkhill Project illustrates what
can be achieved by concentrating volunteer efforts in week or fortnight camps. Working in
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what can be achieved, Brian Fox noted some statistics in The Wharfinger in late 1993 about
digging out the canal on the Yarkhill Project right through to Barr’s Lock: |
| Soil removed during the week |
1600 cubic metres |
| Tree stumps taken out |
70 |
| Diesel fuel used |
470 gallons |
| Volunteers |
39 different faces |
| Voluntary hours |
1100 |
| Breakfasts cooked! |
100 |
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Restoration
under way |
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The work has preserved the avenue of trees |
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Progress
westwards currently ends
at the site of Barr's Lock |
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