SVT Group North Staffs At Meaford

Hi All SVT Group North Staffs Volunteers,
Have Some Pictures For You From the Work At Meaford On The Trent & Mersey Canal A Report From Sandra Plus Wildlife but First Programme As Agreed With Simon.

Friday 21st April

Birches Head Working Around Bridge 14A Graffiti Removal/Vegetation/Litter Picking.

Meet at Holst Drive Birches Head ST16TQ





Phil Assisting C&RT Staff Stop Plank Stacking










Lock Painting


Meaford New End Lock 32 Beam and Ends Painted By John and Rob









Bridge Walkway and Cobbled Stone Weed Clearance









Vegetation/Hedge Tidy




Sandra's Report



Mallards
Magpies
Rooks
Sparrows
Seagulls
Blackbirds
Pigeons
One Swan

Pete and I walked past bridge 96 towards Stone.  There was not a lot of rubbish on the tow path.  Peter litter picked, while I cut back any overgrown hedgerow.  Just past bridge 96 we saw a signal box and a signal, which looked like it was now in someone’s garden.  It was called Stoneycombe Sidings Signal Box.  Still lots of bags of dog poop around and in the hedges, and behind the bench by the locks,  which the dog poop fairy collected on behalf of the lazy idiots who can’t be bothered to dispose of it properly.


See You All Next Time

Rob SVT Group North Staffs Blogger









Comments

Anonymous said…
Looks like you had a great time and good weather. Sorry I couldn't be there but had an appointment that I needed to keep.
Sorry to hear about the dog poop. Never can understand why they bother putting it in the bag if they are going to leave it on the towpath.
Well done on getting a picture of Jonathan leaning on his spade. Its not a sight you see very often.
Murphy's Law has kicked in again as I will not make it to Froghall as I am on a course. Hopefully I'll get along before we get to Christmas.
Keep up the good work until I get to see you.

Regards to all

From that woman whose name you will have forgotten.
28 March 2017 at 10:21
Anonymous said…
Hi Rob,

Lots of great pics again. It was a great day for a walkies along the canal. Pat, will book you a place on the Crimbo Bash!! See you soon.

Sand.
28 March 2017 at 23:31
Unknown said…
Many Thanks for Comments Sandra and Pat
29 March 2017 at 04:22
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