Preparing for the Canoes

Preparing for the Canoes

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On a fabulous late October day, we began our off-side pruning to clear a wider channel for the canoes due in March 2014. ‘Ada’ and ‘Nellie’ were launched and we started to clear the bramble immediately opposite the Coed Gwilym Park slipway.

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Gordon tied a line across the canal to make the crossing easier and we disposed of the clippings on CRT land on the tow path side.

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I rowed ‘ADA’ up the canal, clearing as I went, and, turning back, got this picture of the work party bathed in a holy glow of righteous labour.

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Though looking at it closely, they all seem to have skived off for tea.

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Ah, there they are, back at work.

All the hours worked go towards our match funding target that is a minimum 10% of the SPLASH grant.

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