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Manchester and Pennine Waterway Customer Forum - Pre-Submitted Questions Manchester and Pennine Waterway Customer Forum - Pre-Submitted Questions 12th November, Middlewich Town Hall / 19th November, Rochdale Town Hall NAME/ ORG QUESTION / ISSUES ANSWER Roger Evans – Why has bridge 169 been painted a very light blue This has been painted by a member of the public without the Trent & Mersey instead of the traditional white trust’s knowledge, the heritage team are dealing with this and Canal Society we are waiting for an update from them. Bob Luscombe – 1. Any plans for dredging on Macclesfield Canal, in There are no plans for general dredging on the Macclesfield IWA North particular bridge holes on summit level where boats Canal at present. We are aware of the concerns about a few Staffordshire and are regularly getting stuck. of the bridge locations but have not been able to secure funds South Cheshire for spot dredging at these sites yet, but will continue to press. 2. Towpath vegetation on Macclesfield and UPF canals The length of both of these canals will have their hedges cut restricting towpath access and creating danger for beginning in November. Completion in February. users e.g. when cyclists meet pedestrians forcing someone into vegetation or worse. 3..Has offside vegetation work been completed by Yes all offside vegetation that has been highlighted for contractors between bottom of Bosley and Hall Green removal has now been completed by the contracts team from the T&M/ Macc Junction up to Bosley services. Work has now started north of Bosley services, Volunteers will be undertaking the very important removal of the wash wall saplings north of Bosley. To date 6000 mtrs of offside veg has been removed and 53 trees have been felled on the Macclesfield Canal 4. Repair of broken access gates (e.g bridge 72 on We were unaware of the broken access gates, but will look Macclesfied canal into this. 5. Repair of collapsed wash wall at Bosley Services (now We are planning for this work to be included in next years’ over two years since it happened) causing navigation contract programme. This is currently being developed and difficulties for boats using the services we will be able to provide an update later in the year. 6. Graffiti overpainting at bridge 75 on Macclesfield canal This is a main road bridge in the ownership of the local and measures to prevent further. authority. We acknowledge that it is unsightly and would be happy work with others in an approach to the highways Manchester and Pennine Waterway Customer Forum - Pre-Submitted Questions 12th November, Middlewich Town Hall / 19th November, Rochdale Town Hall NAME/ ORG QUESTION / ISSUES ANSWER authority to try and get this cleaned up. 7. Improvements to lock moorings below Hall Green lock We are putting in place measures to provide an alternative which are currently unusable by boaters. lock landing here. The reinstatement of the wall at the current location would be very costly. 8. Re instatement of temporarily closed locks on Cheshire The closed chamber at TM Lock 63 will have work on it next Flight eg lock 63 and others summer to stabilize the moving walls and reinstate this to the full width. With that done we will use the reinstated chamber while the currently open one is worked on. The wider restoration project of reopening long standing closed chambers remains an ambition but we are not actively progressing work to be done by the Trust towards this at present. Mike Carter Poor condition of canal between Anderton and Dutton We will be carrying out work this winter to the wash walls between Saltersford and Barnton Tunnels at a variety of locations to address low points/ improve condition. There are a lot of locations on the Trent and Mersey generally where there are problems with the wash walls. We try to deal with repairs in order of priority, balanced with the other work that we are doing. 1. Gating of Undercroft Thank you to everyone who provided us with comments relating to the proposal to install overnight gates at the Undercroft. The conclusion of that can be best described as reluctantly accepting given the history of this area. Manchester and Pennine Waterway Customer Forum - Pre-Submitted Questions 12th November, Middlewich Town Hall / 19th November, Rochdale Town Hall NAME/ ORG QUESTION / ISSUES ANSWER There remains a substantial element of formal process to go through which is being led by Manchester City Council. There will be a formal consultation about the plans either before or after Christmas and we will make sure that this is publicised to our customers when this goes live. 2. Water supply over the pennines Not clear what we can add on this though happy to discuss at the meeting to identify the concerns. Barry Greenhough Number of Canal & River Trust boats overstaying on the The Bridgewater canal is not managed by Canal & River – Bridgwater Bridgewater canal. Trust, we therefore have no rights of enforcement here. If you Canal Watch have specific concerns relating to overstaying on the Bridgewater you can contact The Bridgewater Canal Company on Tel 0161 629 8432 1. Poor state of banks at Acton Bridge and between See comments above Barnton and Saltersford tunnels. Neil Pickles – 1. Speed limit signs on Rochdale Canal. We do not normally have speed signs that I am aware of or Hebden Bridge have been informed of the requirement for apart from signs Angling Society that inform boats of obstructions in the water and to stay left or right, this is normally to ensure boats do not run aground or get damaged. We don’t have evidence of speeding above 4mph on the Rochdale – people boating past persons who are angling is a matter for code of conduct which I believe most boaters understand. Is there a particular problem area? 2. Bank erosion is eating away at the towpath at an We are aware of issues with washwalls in the northern area of uncontrollable rate. the Rochdale canal. We are currently undertaking piling works in the Mytholmroyd area and will be seeking further funding for further works next year. Manchester and Pennine Waterway Customer Forum - Pre-Submitted Questions 12th November, Middlewich Town Hall / 19th November, Rochdale Town Hall NAME/ ORG QUESTION / ISSUES ANSWER Terry McKee – Excessive weed growth on MB&B. Tried to control it, but This will have to be brought up with the M&P waterways, Bolton & District seem to be losing the battle. Matches have had to be advice will have to be sought from the Ecologist team before Angling cancelled due to this. any actions if any can be taken regarding weed control and Association removal Ian Moore – IWA Update on the Colne Valley Greenway and what impact it Formal update to follow. West Riding could have on the Huddersfield Canal. Bryan Pollard – 1.) The latest Boater’s Update mentions unpowered craft The waterway have agreed to these two tunnels as being NW Chairman allowed in tunnels. It specifically mentions Barnton & suitable, there is visibility through provided craft are properly AWCC Saltersford tunnels on the Trent & Mersey Canal as lit and using the timed navigation slots. suitable tunnels for unpowered craft . The construction and line of the tunnels prevent a clear view from one end of the tunnel to the other and therefore I feel that these tunnels are not suitable for unpowered craft. This would be an unsafe practice. 2) There is a presence of Pennywort weed from Our contract team have been instructed to undertake a 2nd Middlewich to around bridge 212 on the Trent & spray application of the Pennywort from Preston Brook Tunnel Mersey Canal. I am pleased that a considerable to Harecastle Tunnel on the T&M canal, this will take place at amount of the weed has been cleared from bridge the end of November. 212 towards Preston Brook. The application in September covered the area from Preston Is there any plans to clear the remaining weed? Brook Tunnel down to the boat lift at Anderton. 3) Vegetation Control. When the tall vegetation at the This vegetation will not be allowed to fall into the canal, wash wall is cut down do you allow it to fall into vegetation and small saplings will be mulched up when the canal? What happens to it? removed and larger young trees will be windrowed . 4) Anderton Visitor Moorings – I have noticed that 2 We haven’t entered into any trading mooring agreements at trade boats have been mooring on the visitor this location so they are not trading moorings as far as we are moorings (a Fudge Boat and Baked Potato Boat) aware. Boats with roving trader business licences should Manchester and Pennine Waterway Customer Forum - Pre-Submitted Questions 12th November, Middlewich Town Hall / 19th November, Rochdale Town Hall NAME/ ORG QUESTION / ISSUES ANSWER they have exceeded the 24 hour limit for mooring. abide by the max stay times at visitor moorings like other The number of mooring places has been reduced boats recently because of faulty mooring rings. This had been classed as an attractive mooring and there were plans to charge for overstaying the 24 hrs permitted mooring. Are these now trade boat moorings? 5) Trent & Mersey Canal - half a mile from The Salt There are plans to raise this area of sunken copings this Barge pub towards Anderton Boat Lift, the bank winter, an agreed date has not yet been finalised with our has subsided down to water level. Are there any contractor but it is likely to be around February. There are plans to rectify this issue, could any remedial currently no plans to include rings but we can check and see action include the provision of additional mooring rings.
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