What started this thread, was a question about a lump of metal that had been discovered in the undergrowth whilst we were clearing the ground at...
Another recently made video of the canal. [MEDIA]
Yes, a very sad incident which has heightened our own awareness that our activities can bite. I'm told that work on Lock 13 is being held in...
Damn!! You beat me to it!!
Hi folks, Something visible happening at Lock 13 apart from the vegetation clearance. The team have started installing the temporary by-wash...
I need to make a slight correction to yesterday's post - 'Donk' is not a Shire horse, he is a Belgian Draught (or Draft) Horse. Still a...
One for @FearOfManchester, here's the restored winch on its plinth next to the slipway. [ATTACH] Now the reveal. I mentioned in the...
Very much so. The winch has been installed on a plinth and has a new cable wrapped around the drum.; it's quite hard work using it to haul a boat...
Hi folks, Thought I had better do an update on our various activities. I had mentioned previously about clearing and proving the feeder from...
Don't forget Billy Butlin's Redcoat Air Cargo which bought some ex-RAF Brittanias to do the re-supply flights to Belize which had previously been...
With the Hercs (and Concorde) at Fairford in 1969 then Brize in 1974 with the Shiny Fleet - I must be pre-prehistoric. ;) Still think it's an...
Hi folks, We are about to seriously commence restoration of Lock 13, the Friday team have been carrying out investigations and vegetation removal...
Hi Folks, Just thought I would pop in and say "Hello". It's not been a case of nowt happening along the canal, it's just it's not been in the...
Apologies for the slow reply. I have asked the question of those that know and the reply was: a). Cost - We were on a very tight budget even...
Spot on sir, you assume correctly. There is a 6' yellow marker pole attached to each bogie to assist the boat driver to steer the boat over the...
Our slipway was officially taken into use today with not one, but two boats hauled up on the bogies. The first boat was our weed boat 'Otter'...
After more work by our dedicated volunteers, the slipway is just about finished apart from some minor work and a bit of wall rebuilding. A test...
A photo of the original slipway has appeared in our society's newsletter. Reproduced here courtesy of Brian R. We still have the winch which is...
Looking at some of the stuff chucked out of the back end of the jet pipes of some older aircraft (e.g Boeing 707/DC-8/Vulcan/F4 Phantom/C-130...
Another quick up-date on the slipway works. Good progress has been made with successive pours despite the area being flooded after "someone" put...
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