BW don't have money to do the shallow bits - more muck moved costs too much!
--- On Thu, 12/8/10, Michael Askin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Michael Askin <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [canals-list] BW DREDGING STAFFS AND WORCS CANAL To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, 12 August, 2010, 6:46 On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 8:30 PM, classicstove <[email protected]> wrote: > Saw the only dredger still active with BW West Midlands Area today at Park > Gate Lock (below Penkridge by Midland Chandlers) > > They are working from Great Haywood to Wolverhampton 'spot dredging' so are > clearing bridge holes, lock approaches and other areas that may cause problems To be honest, that is probably one of the deepest parts of the narrow canal system, I don't remember having any trouble going through there at all. Mike nb. Victoria (3' 3" deep) -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
