Works On The Lake : Feb 2011

Status

‘British Waterways today (10.2.11) have confirmed that work is almost complete on the upper valve.  They will drain water off to fit sandbags around the lower valve in order to help/stop the valve clogging up with silt.  They were going to scrap the bronze upper valve that was removed but I asked them to concrete it in near the car park area as a monument – it was made over 200 years ago and has served us well.  They have agreed to do this.  They are also going to re surface the car park area.  All work should be complete at the end of next week – and then we can pray for rain!!!’

Works On The Lake : Jan 2011

We have today been informed by British Waterways that work will commence on the upper valve on 4th January.  Whilst this work is in progress the lake will be closed and the gate number changed.  As soon as the work is completed the code will be reverted to the number on the Newsletter and the lake will be open and hopefully start to refill

Works On The Lake

A meeting took place this morning with a Senior British Waterways Engineer and we were assured that a new Valve had been ordered and repair work was scheduled to start in the new year and should be completed by February.  This work will be monitored by British Waterways’ Engineers and a two weekly report sent to Cofton Lake Conservation Ltd.

Meeting with British Waterways

After a meeting with British Waterway’s Engineers, it has now been decided to install a new valve.  This work is scheduled to commence on 3rd January and completion should be by 11th February.  When this work is complete the lake will be left to re fill and the fish returned.

Water Levels : Aug 2010

Three of the Directors from Cofton Lake Conservation Ltd met British Waterways Engineers at the lake on 18th August to discuss the draining of the lake.  A letter is being sent to the Chief Executive of British Waterways to complain about the workmanship of the Engineers who attended the repair work to the valve which seems to once again be causing problems.  An update will be posted when a reply is received.