--- In [email protected], Steve Wood <st...@...> wrote: > > I brought Bream down into Froghall Basin yesterday, to find it deserted > (a few photos at > http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=212850&id=508807470&l=0cf94048a2.) > It's obvious that almost no-one is using the basin and (with my Caldon & > Uttoxeter Canals Trust hat on) I'm curious to get people's views about > why they don't use this stunningly beautiful location. Clearly the > Tunnel is an issue, but even people who get through the tunnel tend to > wind above the lock and don't drop into the basin. > > CUCT and BW recently met on site and are jointly going to do work to > remove the weed that has grown due to the lack of use and also tidy up > the pedestrian areas around the basin but is there anything else we > should be thinking about to tempt you to stay here? The relevant point > here is that more boat movements would help slow the growth of weeds > which are flourishing in the still clear water. > > Steve > NB Bream
Nice photos - I particularly liked no. 7. The original link has an extra full-stop at the end (which is not needed). We haven't been on the Caldon for ages. I wonder if a lack of boats is just due to the fact that it is the end of the line and not a through route. That doesn't explain why people who go through the tunnel don't use the basin, though. Ben
