Oct 2003: What's left of the old Whitehouses pumping station.
Phase 2, Stage 3 Progress Report
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Stage 3 (2007/2008) is the third of six main stages of relining the dry canal bed ready for re-watering and is 350 metres long.
The clearing of the dry bed at Whitehouses is proceeding well.
(26.10.02)
To see an archive of the pictures of the work on this stage, click here
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| September 2001: The most overgrown bit of the canal. The towpath is stil clear, but the old canal bed has not been cleared and now has trees growing in it. | Feb:2003 we had 140 airmen/women from RAF Halton they have
cut down all the trees up to the old pumping station. Oct 2003: What's left of the old Whitehouses pumping station. |
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| Jan2004 The overgrown bit of canal is nearly
cleared thanks to BITM before Christmas Feb2004: With the help of the Newbury working party group (nwpg) and WAT volunteers we finally cut back all |
JULY 2009 The Blinding was put in for the new mooring wall in this Phase. |
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| Aug 2009 The base of the new wall is set up. |