Today was a game of two halves at Trebanos Locks, with the Waterway Recovery Group working hard in the lower lock and the Society volunteers removing vegetation from above and below the locks. We also kept an anxious eye on the sky for the predicted thunderstorms that mercifully did not arrive, at least not before your cub reporter left.
The first four photos show the WRG at work and learning about the use of lime mortar. Morgan Cowles and a WRG volunteer, suitably masked and gloved, prepare to add the lime to the aggregate and water in the cement mixer. The WRG volunteers listen attentively (apart from Gordon!) to Morgan giving a training session on best practice in lime mortar repointing.
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