> As you've probably already learnt, what happened was that a dredging
> contractor breached a culvert pusssing under the canal a little was
> south of Cowley lock.
>
> The latest news from BW last evening was that an attempt to plug the
> hole without draining the canal has failed. They were letting boats
> through until 4pm yesterday and had contacted as many boats as they
> could north of there and told them about the deadline. Temporary
> dams were due to go in either side of the breach at 6am today, and
> by this afternoon BW hope to have pumped the section dry enough to
> be able to assess the damage and work out whether the stoppage will
> need to be for days or for weeks.
>
> John Guest, who's running the operation, has a good track-record
> for emergency repairs just before events.
Thanks for the update Mike, please keep us updated of any new
developments, particularly with regard to predicted reopening date.
I will be phoning them again tomorrow to try and get some updated
information.
> As you may guess, Canalway Cavalcade organisers are distinctly on
> edge!
As am I. If I have to go the long way round to Wendover, I either need
to start this weekend, or take a few days off work. Actually, there's
no contest - a few days off work wins hands down :-)
Terry Streeter
NB Arun - Reading
--------------------------------------------------------------------
mail2web - Check your email from the web at
http://mail2web.com/ .
YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
- Visit your group "canals-list" on the web.
- To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
