--- In [email protected], "qwertybjg" <qwerty...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Steve Wood <steve@> 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 > > I would happily go through the tunnel and lock down into the basin but the > tunnel is too low for me (Colecraft cabin boat ballasted well down) and I > suspect for many others
When I have been to the turning point before the tunnel, there have been always beed several boats during the day arriving but also are unable to get through the tunnel When the canal is extended onto Utoxeter, this 'bottleneck' will have to be tackled both at the planning stage to ensure boats, and hence usage can be projected for the value the canal will bring to the valley and that the majority of the boats can pass through the tunnel Two solutions: dig out the tunnel and bridge the road across the canal or, I suspect the preferred, build a small fall lock and lower the bed of the canal John http://www.boatmail.co.uk - the boaters mail forwarding company http://www.canalandriversidepubs.co.uk - all the waterway pubs>
