On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:47:33 +0100, Bruce Napier <[email protected]> wrote:
>The latest from BW: > >Begin forwarded message: > >> Bosley Services Pump Out >> >> Friday 27 August 2010 until further notice >> >> The pump out at Bosley Services has suffered major mechanical >> failure and parts cannot be obtained until after the Bank Holiday >> weekend. >> >> The nearest pump out to the South is at Red Bull, on the Trent & >> Mersey Canal. >> The nearest pump out to the North is at the junction of the Ashton >> Canal & Huddersfield Narrow Canal. (Not a BW site) Huh. When I was a lad ... On the Lee, last time I checked the pump-out in Limehouse basin, at the entrance to the Lee, is still working. However, that at Hazelmere Marina (Waltham) has been broken down for some time, and the sani station at Feilds Weir has been closed because BW says this will help get rid of towpath squatters in the vicinity (why doesn't it simply tow them away and close the navigation then?). Ah, customer service! Adrian Adrian Stott Tel. UK (0)7956-299966
