On Wednesday 10th September, 180 volunteers from the Royal Bank of Scotland are going to carry out work on the banks of the Ashton Canal around the Fairfield Locks in Droylsden.
The work, which should significantly improve the appeal of this waterway corridor to visitors, will include towpath repairs, graffiti removal, vegetation management, building maintenance, landscaping, dry stone walling and wash wall repairs.
According to Steve Higham of British Waterways, the volunteers are to be split into task groups, with each group under professional supervision from BW operational staff.
He said: "An attractive environment is proven to attract more pedestrians and cyclists from the local community along with visitors from further afield."
The area to be worked on will stretch over a mile between Bridges 14 and 20, with the towpath the whole way through Droylsden being closed for the day to allow the works to proceed safely
Volunteers working on a previous event. Photo: BW
This event is part of BW's ongoing policy of increasing the input that volunteers can have in helping to maintain the waterway environment.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please feel free to comment on this item.
If you do not have a Blogger/Google etc account, then please click on "Name/URL" and type in your name or nickname.
If you have no URL you can leave that part blank.
Please do not post as "Anonymous".