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Saturday 21 January Towpath bank clearing
Friends of Exeter Ship Canal
Towpath clearing event. Saturday 21st January 2017
START 10.00 am. Meet outside the Canal Office building, Canal Basin, Exeter, for briefing etc.
Finish 12-12-30 pm. Lunch at The Port Royal.
You are invited to take part in our first practical work party on Saturday 21st January.
The work will include cutting back willow and brambles from the canal bank, on the right hand bank, going down from the Salmon Pool swing bridge for about 150 metres.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT including high visibility jackets will be provided as will tools to carry out the work.
CLOTHING January can be cold and damp, so old clothes in several layers would be advisable; a hat is good as is a waterproof/windproof. Sturdy, waterproof footwear is recommended. Gloves and Gauntlets will be provided as brambles can be prickly. If you have your own, by all means bring them. A hot flask may also be welcome.
TOOLS Secateurs, loppers, small hand saws and bow saws will be used for the task. Again, if you have some of your own, you are welcome to bring them.
To mark the successful completion of our first volunteer work party participants are invited to a pub lunch afterwards at The Port Royal.
REGISTRATION If you would like to take part, please contact me beforehand either by either email at mrayshan@talktalk.net or phone: 01626 867041 or mobile 07443899785.
The cut off date for registration will be Tuesday 17th January to enable organisation.
It is essential that you provide a contact landline or mobile phone number so that you can be contacted if there are any changes to the arrangements.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Mike Grayshan
Volunteer Co-ordinator, Friends of Exeter Ship Canal
Towpath clearing event. Saturday 21st January 2017
START 10.00 am. Meet outside the Canal Office building, Canal Basin, Exeter, for briefing etc.
Finish 12-12-30 pm. Lunch at The Port Royal.
You are invited to take part in our first practical work party on Saturday 21st January.
The work will include cutting back willow and brambles from the canal bank, on the right hand bank, going down from the Salmon Pool swing bridge for about 150 metres.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT including high visibility jackets will be provided as will tools to carry out the work.
CLOTHING January can be cold and damp, so old clothes in several layers would be advisable; a hat is good as is a waterproof/windproof. Sturdy, waterproof footwear is recommended. Gloves and Gauntlets will be provided as brambles can be prickly. If you have your own, by all means bring them. A hot flask may also be welcome.
TOOLS Secateurs, loppers, small hand saws and bow saws will be used for the task. Again, if you have some of your own, you are welcome to bring them.
To mark the successful completion of our first volunteer work party participants are invited to a pub lunch afterwards at The Port Royal.
REGISTRATION If you would like to take part, please contact me beforehand either by either email at mrayshan@talktalk.net or phone: 01626 867041 or mobile 07443899785.
The cut off date for registration will be Tuesday 17th January to enable organisation.
It is essential that you provide a contact landline or mobile phone number so that you can be contacted if there are any changes to the arrangements.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Mike Grayshan
Volunteer Co-ordinator, Friends of Exeter Ship Canal