THE CANAL BENEATH OUR FEET (15): THIS WEEK’S WORK IN PICTURES.

ALED ON OUR NEW MINI TRACTOR AND TRAILER. TRACTOR  FUNDED BY VALE INCO AND TRAILER FUNDED BY THE CO-OP.  GRATEFUL THANKS TO THEM BOTH FOR HELPING THE COMMUNITY. COMMINUTY.

THE CANAL BENEATH OUR FEET (15): THIS WEEK’S WORK IN PICTURES.

ALED ON OUR NEW MINI TRACTOR AND TRAILER. TRACTOR  FUNDED BY VALE INCO AND TRAILER FUNDED BY THE CO-OP.  GRATEFUL THANKS TO THEM BOTH FOR HELPING THE COMMUNITY. COMMINUTY.

ALED ON OUR NEW MINI TRACTOR AND TRAILER. TRACTOR FUNDED BY VALE INCO AND TRAILER FUNDED BY THE CO-OP. GRATEFUL THANKS TO THEM BOTH FOR HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

DOG, TRAILER AND TRACTOR. THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER AT WORK MOVING RECYLED CONCRETE BLOCKS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW  RETAINING WALL. ANDY’S DOG SUPERVISING.

DAVID TAKING A REST FROM LAYING THE BLOCKS.    (LEFT):  DAVID TAKING A REST FROM LAYING THE BLOCKS OF THE NEW WALL.   

 

GORDON AND GARETH INFILLING THE RAISED WALL WITH RECYCLED HARD CORE AND RUBBLE

(RIGHT): GARETH  AND GORDON ADDING HARD CORE  AS IN-  FILL BEHIND THE NEW WALL.  ALL RUBBLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE DEMOLISHED BUILDING WHICH WAS BUILT OVER THE BURIED LOCK.

 

 

 

 

 

GORDON, GARETH AND MIKE TAKE A BREAK SITTING ON THE BLOCKS THEY HAVE RESUCUED FROM THE DEMOLISHED BUILDING.GORDON, GARETH AND MIKE HAVE A WELL-EARNED SIT-DOWN ON THE PILE OF BLOCKS THEY HAVE RESCUED AND CLEANED FOR THE NEW WALL.

OUR THANKS GO TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS AND ALSO TO OUR HARD WORKING CONTRACTORS WHO ARE PUSHING ON WITH PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEW 120 METRE TOWPATH.

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