Category Archives: Restoration

This report gives the lowdown on the month’s two work parties.  It is to the great credit of the Society’s volunteers that attendance numbers held up for both events despite their hastily arranged nature and […]

The restoration work on Phase 2 has started.  But it was, as someone once said, ‘a damned close run thing’. The last of the resident newts only condescended to vacate the channel three days before […]

This work party was a case of ‘more of the same’. The two major tasks which were started during March event were taken to their conclusion.  A second similarity to March was the good weather […]

The March work party was a two day affair during which steady progress was made on the outstanding finishing jobs on Phase 1. In addition there were a variety of ‘other jobs’ which took volunteers […]

This work party was mainly concerned with trees.  We planted some at Redwith and cut down a great many in the course of clearing the rest of the Phase 2 channel. In addition we had […]

We have done it! The lining and blocking of Phase 1 is now complete and ready for its water test. Additionally we cleared a long section of the next phase of channel in preparation for […]

  The combination of good weather and a large attendance is a recipe for a productive work party. This month’s event certainly was in that category. The headline news is that earthworks in Phase 1 […]

When we arrived on site on Friday it felt as though we have never been away! Three work parties in a month strained bodies and spirits to the limit but the results were spectacular. We […]

This report covers the scheduled September work party and an additional three day event which took place a fortnight later.   Perhaps the start point for this report is to explain why the second work party […]

The headline news this month is that half the length of the Phase 1 channel between Pryces Bridge and the clay dam is now lined and blocked.  This combined with the start of the installation […]