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SDC Team catch-up
by: Ian Moody
The Tuesday and Thursday SDC teams have been busy in recent weeks on a variety of tasks. The electricity cable is now installed at Lodgemore bridge and we are awaiting the meter installation and delivery of the control cabinet to enable
the lovely Western Depot folks to install the new hydraulics.
We’re well underway with towpath repairs between Stanton’s Bridge and Griffin Mill lock. This was a section of towpath that was damaged during some other works so we’re replacing some of the edge boards and then we’ll top up the topping.
We’ve finally got around to making a permanent repair to the ends of the overflow weir footbridge at Ebley. The towpath had eroded where it meets the concrete leaving a small but significant step at each end, which had become an obstacle
to wheelchairs and pushchairs.
And yesterday the team made yet another attempt at earning their Scout badge for van packing. Some of them have been trying for over half a century. Sadly, they still need a bit more practice.
