Yes it sort of went off topic a bit so put it here as I thought it contrasted nicely with what happened to the river LuggWasn't there another thread about this ?
Yes it sort of went off topic a bit so put it here as I thought it contrasted nicely with what happened to the river LuggWasn't there another thread about this ?
The excavator driver obviously didn’t have a clue as he should have known full well he was pulling the clay out!An experienced operator will be able to feel the clay bottom of a lined river and modern day excavator GPS control would make it even easier.The clay liner will be very firm after 300+ years, it would have been puddled when constructed and the weight of the water would continue to compact it.
I’m guilty of posting that meme in the past; poor woman has probably not been employed since
See post 1485The river today
I think you will find it should be 100 feet across the bed and 110 feet across the normal water level. Looks about a third of capacity. Have not been that wayfor a long time but seem to remember it was a big wide river then
Pictures posted a few pages back, river bank fenced and grassed over lovely. You wouldnt know what all the fuss was about.Anyone got a picture of the lugg as it is now, nearly 1 year on??
Would be interesting to see the amount of recovery and regeneration.
Few pics of what the EA have been doing, when it was built in 1651 the river had an average depth of 6ft, it was lined with clay by Scottish prisoners, the river now sits about 15ft above tens of thousands of acres of the best land in the country.
Apparently the contractor wasn’t supervised and had no spec to work to, going by the length of the jib it would appear that he is digging down about 10ft and digging the clay bed out going through to the peat below.
The EA have now walked away blaming farmers for halting the work, leaving a he spoil where it is
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They are putting the spoil on top of the cradge bank, this bank was designed to be at a critical level so that in flood situations the bank overtops allowing water into the Washes and relieving pressure on the barrier bank.
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The bank is already starting to collapse into the river due to being undermined.
Imagine the uproar and potential prosecution if a 400 year old (fully functional) building had been pulled down to extend a car park. Even a tree for that matter!It’s criminal to see damage like this that was built by experts so long ago that
Speaking of which, what became of that national trust ancient pasture I think it was that got the ploughed up in the spring?Imagine the uproar and potential prosecution if a 400 year old (fully functional) building had been pulled down to extend a car park. Even a tree for that matter!
There should be a serious attempt, by those whose land could be affected, to bring this case to court and highlight the damage that trusted NGO's can do to our landscape when their bureaucracy and box ticking becomes more important than the landscape itself
One for the NFU to challenge I think.
Is that what the EA are saying?Apparently the contractor wasn’t supervised and had no spec to work to
Exactly!Speaking of which, what became of that national trust ancient pasture I think it was that got the ploughed up in the spring?
Imagine the uproar and potential prosecution if a 400 year old (fully functional) building had been pulled down to extend a car park. Even a tree for that matter!
There should be a serious attempt, by those whose land could be affected, to bring this case to court and highlight the damage that trusted NGO's can do to our landscape when their bureaucracy and box ticking becomes more important than the landscape itself
One for the NFU to challenge I think.
Give him the choice of a caravan or a house boat.I suggest Simon Hawkins (the EA Area Director who is supposed to be 'monitoring it') is made to live in a caravan next to their cock up.
probably plastered it in slurry and put it to mazeSpeaking of which, what became of that national trust ancient pasture I think it was that got the ploughed up in the spring?
fat chance, they have washed their hands of it and gone home for Christmas by the sounds of itGive him the choice of a caravan or a house boat.
See which he chooses and ask him why!
No its the Hundred Foot, it used to be 100ft wide but now its only 45ft due to lack of dredgingIs it the Old Bedford Rive which is the original channel to the North of the Washes that runs alongside Welney. Looks more the appropriate width. The New Bedford (or Hundred Foot) is if I recall my journeys over suspension Bridge and much wider channel with higher raised embankments on the south side of the Washes. Don't think it is the Counter Drain. But those local will know and tell me off if I am wrong.
Oh and the channel looks to be non tidal. The Hundred Foot is tidal if I recall thus to an extent self cleaning.
why don't they just rename it ? that would be much cheaper than proper maintenanceNo its the Hundred Foot, it used to be 100ft wide but now its only 45ft due to lack of dredging
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Thank you for posting this map. Unfortunately, I can’t answer your question but I’m sure somebody more local can.