Did it rain? Yes all day!

Assisted by Northampton IWA Adoption Group and a Team from Network Rail. Great day and a huge amount achieved along the towpath, in the Quarry Field and around the Museum Green. Did it rain? Yes all day! Thanks to everyone who helped in appallingly wet conditions. Great team effort - a medal to everyone.

Eating CAKE - to celebrate Canal and River Trust's 5th birthday

Hedge Cutting, weeding and painting and then eating CAKE - to celebrate Canal and River Trust's 5th birthday. Our thanks to the Staff at the Canal Museum for letting us join in.

A Great Day's Work

Another great day today painting the steel fence around the Dry Lock which is alongside the Top Lock outside the Museum.
We were joined by 4 enthusiastic volunteers from Carrillion plc / Nationwide Building Society. Our thanks to them for travelling from all over the country to be ready to start at 9.30 and you all did a great days work.

Siding out and tidying back the vegetation

Siding out and tidying back the vegetation along the Woodland Walk and the steps leading down to the Boat Horse Road. Path originally constructed in the 1990's as one of several projects initiated by the Northamptonshire Canal Partnership.

Urgent 'call to tools'

Stoke Bruerne Canal Partnership Adoption Group helped by IWA Northampton Adoption Group members - assisting the Canal and River Trust Construction Team with a temporary repair to the pound wall on the Stoke Bruerne flight. This collapse of the stonework was discovered during the de-watering of the flight - hence an urgent 'call to tools'. Ballast and cement filled bags were used to fill the open voids as a temporary measure - to prevent further erosion. A permanent repair can then be undertaken during the next seasons stoppage programme - after the formal permissions and resources are put in place.

Don't think it had been cleared for a few years

Assisted by 3 members of the Northampton IWA team we cleared out a drainage channel at the Museum Car Park. Don't think it had been cleared for a few years.

Keeping Warm

Keeping warm yesterday trimming hedges and vegetation down at the Lower Locks car parking area.