The Port Isaac, Port Gaverne and Trelights Newsletter No: 232 • June 2003 • 35p of cut grass and blackthorn also provide a warm place for slow- Port Gaverne Quay open again worms and insects. embers of Friends of the Main spent Saturday May 17th working on the If you would like to help and/or join M Quay at Port Gaverne and the good news is that it’s now open again. please contact: Tony Wainwright at Previously, following a major rock fall and the ravages of the sea, stonework
[email protected] or was made good and strengthened or replaced to the face of the Quay. All 01208 880846 that was needed to complete the job was to backfill the hole with concrete. or Chris Bolton So almost four tons was mixed on the beach and hoisted up to the Quay - by
[email protected] or bucket! Needless to say, everyone slept well that night - and in certain cases 01208 880256 many new muscles were discovered! The next big task is the replacement of the bridge and planning is well advanced. The building team have made all the measurements and got their hard hats ready. FOTM have also received generous donations of materials so work will be starting soon. A photographic record of all the work can be seen on the Friends of the Main website, www.friendsofthemain.org.uk including a picture of a sea-going trailer - quite rare on any coastline. The website also has a section on the natural history of Port Gaverne and links to other Cornish Natural history sites.