[Default] On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:07:45 -0000, "mrtng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> finished tucking into their plate of fish, chips and mushy peas. Wiping their mouth, they swiggged the last of their cup of tea, paid the bill and wrote::
>Hello there > >"Breaking radio silence" after many years of on-and-off lurking, to >ask if anyone on the ground near Sawley can report on the condition of >the marina and river? > >Supposed to be taking over a boat tomorrow for a few days, after years >of living with hosepipe bans in the South, it's looking like it might >be too wet to get out of the marina, doh! > >Marina left a message on my phone earlier today saying there was >something of a flooding risk, alas they have been on voicemail since >so I haven't been able to get an update... > Flood lock was in operation this morning (Friday) but "levels can go down, as well as up". It may be that if things get really dodgy (ie they won't work your boat up to Derwent Mouth) you may get a boat turned in Shardlow. Brian L Dominic Web Sites: Canals: http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk Friends of the Cromford Canal: http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk (Waterways World Site of the Month, November 2005)
