The boaters standing within the trust has taken yet another nose dive. We are now behind pondweed in the priority list. Dredging has commenced on the Grantham Canal, but not to improve the waterway for boats or to improve navigation or with an intention to create more connected canal. Its being dredged to encourage the growth of weeds.
Is it me?
Though the waterway is still mostly derelict and not connected to the system. The Trust are undertaking dredging to encourage the growth of what it calls rare plants. Dredging the canal between Harby and Redmile, that is currently designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. A bit like the upper reaches of the Ashby Canal which brought about the recent problems over moorings. It will only cost a minuscule £179,000 and is intended to encourage water flow which will help the rare pondweed to thrive.
Is it me?
However, the pondweed is not currently growing in the waterway, but is being planted in the Spring. The boaters standing within the trust has taken yet another nose dive. We are now behind pondweed in the priority list. Dredging has commenced on the Grantham Canal, but not to improve the waterway for boats or to improve navigation or with an intention to create more connected canal. Its being dredged to encourage the growth of weeds.
Is it me?
Though the waterway is still mostly derelict and not connected to the system. The Trust are undertaking dredging to encourage the growth of what it calls rare plants. Dredging the canal between Harby and Redmile, that is currently designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. A bit like the upper reaches of the Ashby Canal. It will cost £179,000, and is intended to encourage water flow which will help the rare pondweed to thrive.
Is it me?
Though the waterway is still mostly derelict and not connected to the system. The Trust are undertaking dredging to encourage the growth of what it calls rare plants. Dredging the canal between Harby and Redmile, that is currently designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. A bit like the upper reaches of the Ashby Canal which brought about the recent problems over moorings. It will only cost a minuscule £179,000 and is intended to encourage water flow which will help the rare pondweed to thrive.
Is it me?
However, the pondweed is not currently growing in the waterway, but is being planted in the Spring. The boaters standing within the trust has taken yet another nose dive. We are now behind pondweed in the priority list. Dredging has commenced on the Grantham Canal, but not to improve the waterway for boats or to improve navigation or with an intention to create more connected canal. Its being dredged to encourage the growth of weeds.
Is it me?
Though the waterway is still mostly derelict and not connected to the system. The Trust are undertaking dredging to encourage the growth of what it calls rare plants. Dredging the canal between Harby and Redmile, that is currently designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. A bit like the upper reaches of the Ashby Canal. It will cost £179,000, and is intended to encourage water flow which will help the rare pondweed to thrive.
Is it me?
However, the Trust revealed in a moment of Kafkaesque wonderment that the pondweed is not currently growing in the waterway, but is going to be planted into the canal in the Spring.
Is it me?
Now call me old and cynical, but could the trust not have dredged another section of canal. A section that is connected to the system. One that requires dredging to improve waterflow and navigation. Before planting the rare weed. I wonder what the return on investment looks like for this one. I wonder if the local Waterways Partnership helped with this one.
Is it me?
Now call me old and cynical, but could the trust not have dredged another section of canal. A section that is connected to the system. One that requires dredging to improve waterflow and navigation. Before planting the rare weed. I wonder what the return on investment looks like for this one. I wonder if the local Waterways Partnership helped with this one.
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteWhilst on the face of it this does sound daft, I think there is a bit more to it.
C&RT are not paying the whole cost; £100k is being paid by Veolia and another £10k by Melton BC.
Okay that still leaves £69k being paid by C&RT, but my guess is that unless C&RT agreed to pay some costs then no dredging at all would be done. At least this way just over 3.5 miles of canal are dredged for only 39% of the full cost.
I don't know how close this section of the canal is to being opened, but by dredging it now (and getting the majority of the cost paid by others) it is something that will not have to be paid for when the canal is eventually opened (assuming that is before it silts up again).
John