Words and picture originated from reports submitted by John Guyler Feb-April25.
Volunteers worked with the digger to adjust the level of the riff-raff stone to give a lower level of the runoff channel from the headwalls. They also cleared the pipe suppling water to the canal behind the 3RB digger fencing, and cleared cut saplings and vegetation
A group of volunteers with the digger and dumper removed root balls near the in- water section. The removed root balls and other tree stumps were burnt on a large fire.
Groups of volunteers worked with the dumper and digger to start to reinstate the footpath from the gate at Great Northern Basin up to the Beggarlee site, in preparation to the visit from the Northern Canals Association on the 22nd of March. Three volunteers cleared the remaining railway tracks to make them a feature, for the guide party of visitors at the NCA visit.
In early April volunteers worked with the digger and dumper to clear the embankment near the two new headwalls of vegetation and other material and burning it all in old oil drums, ready for the Waterway Recovery Group visit for a long weekend at the end May.
Volunteers continued facing the embankment, down to the River Erewash, where several large some trout were observed in the river.
Volunteers serviced the digger, greasing, checking oil etc, then moved on to clearing the embankment