frangar

Thanks for keeping us posted. Much appreciated. Have any properties in little Bollington been affected or just farmland? Good luck getting Peel to part with cash…

I know a few people who have had direct dealings with Peel and likened them to a cowboy wheel clamping firm in their attitude...and that was at a fairly high managerial level....

Does anyone know of any affected boaters on the Bridgewater? Are the stop planks holding?...Im guessing that great of flow of water could have implications away from the breach site thanks to scour and exposed banks.....Guessing @Liam has his hands full at the moment.

I hope anyone with a boat in the vicinity is ok?? I’m guessing even getting the planks in takes time. Given that Peel don’t have the best reputation for keeping the Ship Canal in good order I worry about the outcome for this breach….does anyone know if they have a statutory duty to keep the Bridgewater open for navigation??

Apologies. Didn’t see the thread started by Liam if a mod wants to merge.

Looks like the Bridgwater is going to be out of action for a while….

With the amount of time the house has taken up I’ve rarely been out the door!!

I now have an EoG mooring at the house. I’ve been spotted about once a month there for the last year…..which if nothing else means I haven’t been boating enough this year…..

If you are lucky they might even drain the water out before selling it

My partner used to manage waste for a well known festival….where most attendees were of mature years and theoretically environmentally aware….the stuff that ended up in the bins was mind boggling considering it was a 3 day event on a green field site….and what ended up in the recycling bins meant in practice everything went in the same truck for landfill/incineration. Ironically local authorities are going to be exempt from having to install multiple bins on streets as I understand it.

They would have a bent umbrella where it had hit them back….and they might be a bit damp if next to the canal.

Well they would get repeat business….😉

Then they will resell the “faulty” diesel to another customer…..nice little earner!!

I’m surprised RCR haven’t started a fuel removal company so they can keep to their usual business model…..

I guess it was inevitable but still sad nevertheless. That was still a working factory when we first boated past.

If it helps I found that the EOG mooring team at CRT were the most helpful and pain free part of buying our house. They turned the application round in record time as we needed to know we had permission before putting a firm offer in and were really helpful all the way along….compared to the rest of the bureaucracy which did its best to stop us completing. I can be very critical of CRT and how they work but feel praise should be given where due. There was a boat moored here before but it was a 20ft electric day boat…so all new permissions were needed. Also just for info we don’t have a ransom strip on this house but that might be because the house was apparently built before the canal….still researching the history.

I’m only repeating what I heard from some village residents I met up with yesterday….draw your own conclusions.

Word on the street was.... Guy that was making a real go of it wasnt offered a renewed contract that suited him...so decided to move on....new people took it over...within a week had fallen out with all existing staff and fired them....Im guessing then leading to what was posted above....so they have now left....its now awaiting yet more new people to take it on....the pub really does seem to have a jinx...possibly not helped by a long ownership chain meaning the chap actually running the place doesnt have a great profit margin.....

Maybe but in most cases the sewing machines still worked perfectly. What’s that supposed to mean? The machine we acquired yesterday was made in Germany….

Please don’t just throw it away. I’m sure someone on here or freecycle etc might like it. Post some pics when you get a chance. When they first appeared they were almost the equivalent of buying a car now. A massive investment for a person or family. It makes me sad to think so many have just been thrown away over the years since.

Maybe if people didn’t feel the need to breed unnecessary offspring then the planet might cope….but when I’ve suggested this there is much handwringing from those that think multiple grandchildren etc is a god given right.

It’s going to be a loss to the village and the canal. I understand that someone has taken over the publishing side and the rights to the existing titles with possible plans for new titles as well but it won’t be the same as being able to look at them for yourself…and the other half always found something useful in the craft area…we now have another vintage sewing machine for the collection….

Drove to Audlem mill today as it was Peter & Christine’s last day of trading before they move south to be nearer family. Quite sad seeing the mill looking so bare…we did help by buying up more craft supplies and some books at very favourable prices but Audlem just won’t be the same without them or the mill which was always worth a look round when passing…unfortunately it seems no one wanted to take the business on and now the building returns to CRT and its future is uncertain…my guess is that it gets sold to a developer and becomes flats. Apparently the Shroppie fly should be reopen in a week or two but who knows how long foe this time…..