Popular Post haggis Posted February 25, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 As there are often threads berating CRT for not doing things boaters think they should be doing I thought I would redress the balance. We used to boat on the Trent and Mersey a lot, particularly the North bit and I was impressed with the off side tree cutting they did which greatly improved the boaters line of sight and reduced the close encounters with overhanging trees. We have been on the shroppie for the last week and what a difference in woodseaves cutting! They are not quite finished yet but the difference is amazing. You no longer boat through there thinking that one of the overhanging trees which cut a lot of light would come down on top of you. Well done CRT! Haggis 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 15 minutes ago, haggis said: As there are often threads berating CRT for not doing things boaters think they should be doing I thought I would redress the balance. We used to boat on the Trent and Mersey a lot, particularly the North bit and I was impressed with the off side tree cutting they did which greatly improved the boaters line of sight and reduced the close encounters with overhanging trees. We have been on the shroppie for the last week and what a difference in woodseaves cutting! They are not quite finished yet but the difference is amazing. You no longer boat through there thinking that one of the overhanging trees which cut a lot of light would come down on top of you. Well done CRT! Haggis Yes, they are like the NHS. Do a good job with ever diminishing funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, haggis said: As there are often threads berating CRT for not doing things boaters think they should be doing I thought I would redress the balance. We used to boat on the Trent and Mersey a lot, particularly the North bit and I was impressed with the off side tree cutting they did which greatly improved the boaters line of sight and reduced the close encounters with overhanging trees. We have been on the shroppie for the last week and what a difference in woodseaves cutting! They are not quite finished yet but the difference is amazing. You no longer boat through there thinking that one of the overhanging trees which cut a lot of light would come down on top of you. Well done CRT! Haggis Also they have done the run into nantwich, a big difference 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Friends of ours volunteer on the team that have been clearing between Great Haywood and Fradley, they are cutting back quite hard at the moment hoping it will last two years before needing to be done again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Marshall Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 They've actually dredged the Lower Macc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said: They've actually dredged the Lower Macc! And it appears they have partially resucitated the old winding hole between bridges 77 & 78. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 They've done a huge amount of off side cutting from Leamington to Braunston. It's no fun anymore. The bush in front of the first bridge after Napton junction has been cut down ? , going east, It's not a blind bend anymore!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 16 hours ago, mrsmelly said: Yes, they are like the NHS. Do a good job with ever diminishing funds. Ah, but that will be OK at the end of next month when we get our £375million a week back off the foreigners..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, matty40s said: Ah, but that will be OK at the end of next month when we get our £375million a week back off the foreigners..... Is there much chance of any of that money going into the inland waterways budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Athy said: Is there much chance of any of that money going into the inland waterways budget? Theres more chance of " Seeing Jesus " than us ever getting it back in the first place!! Far too heavy a snowfall in the UK for it to ever happen. 9 minutes ago, matty40s said: Ah, but that will be OK at the end of next month when we get our £375million a week back off the foreigners..... Johny Foreigner, if you dont mind!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerra Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, Athy said: Is there much chance of any of that money going into the inland waterways budget? No its going to the NHS, it said so on the side of a bus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dor Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Jerra said: No its going to the NHS, it said so on the side of a bus. And if anyone believes that, they may be interested in this six million quid I need help with to get it out of a Nigerian bank... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Sam Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Unfortunately CRT is a lot like the curate's egg at the moment. I still worry about the aqueduct in Middlewich, continues pouring water onto the road, 3 months after the repair. So much for it self healing, or was it faith healing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Yes I know they don't always get it right but to listen to some folk it sounds as if they always gets it wrong. Haggis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john6767 Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 13 hours ago, Dr Bob said: They've done a huge amount of off side cutting from Leamington to Braunston. It's no fun anymore. The bush in front of the first bridge after Napton junction has been cut down ? , going east, It's not a blind bend anymore!!!! You can't thank me for that one! I raised it with CRT on Twitter, they looked at it the same day and it was cut back inside a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, haggis said: Yes I know they don't always get it right but to listen to some folk it sounds as if they always gets it wrong. Haggis Agreed. There is however no pleasing some folk and they would never be happy whoever was in charge. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassman Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 On 25/02/2019 at 18:13, Rob-M said: Friends of ours volunteer on the team that have been clearing between Great Haywood and Fradley, they are cutting back quite hard at the moment hoping it will last two years before needing to be done again. It's made a tremendous difference. They'd done from Fradley and reached just before the Rugeley aqueduct when I passed through there last week. It's good that there are folk around freely willing to do this volunteering or it probably wouldn't get done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 This is a bit of the T&M near Middlewich and the SU at Nantwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 25/02/2019 at 22:12, Arthur Marshall said: They've actually dredged the Lower Macc! Next week they are dredging outside West Stockwith Lock and Selby Lock. Keadby was done last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJ Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 25/02/2019 at 17:46, haggis said: As there are often threads berating CRT for not doing things boaters think they should be doing I thought I would redress the balance. We used to boat on the Trent and Mersey a lot, particularly the North bit and I was impressed with the off side tree cutting they did which greatly improved the boaters line of sight and reduced the close encounters with overhanging trees. We have been on the shroppie for the last week and what a difference in woodseaves cutting! They are not quite finished yet but the difference is amazing. You no longer boat through there thinking that one of the overhanging trees which cut a lot of light would come down on top of you. Well done CRT! Haggis I was talking to a C&RT chap who was busy clearing all the trimmings from the entrance to the top lock at Tyrley(also last week) He told me that it was virtually all done by Vollies with a single C&RT employee supervising. They must have cleared literally hundreds of trees/shrubs.Well done to them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Riley Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 26/02/2019 at 12:55, Naughty Cal said: Agreed. There is however no pleasing some folk and they would never be happy whoever was in charge. Credit where credit is due and well earned. Blind sychophancy does no one any favours though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Marshall Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jim Riley said: Credit where credit is due and well earned. Blind sychophancy does no one any favours though. I don't think many of are guilty of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Riley Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Arthur Marshall said: I don't think many of are guilty of that. Not many, I agree, but a good few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyG Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Jim Riley said: Not many, I agree, but a good few. Name and shame, please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Riley Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, LadyG said: Name and shame, please ? Just create a thread on the definition of Main Navigable Channel and whether a fake licence or genuine pleasure boat certificate is needed outside it. You might also mention the Vat implications. That will fetch them out. Edited March 1, 2019 by Jim Riley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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