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| Snow delays gumboot day on drained Yorkshire canal | Snow delays gumboot day on drained Yorkshire canal |
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| The chance to tramp the bed of the Leeds-Liverpool canal at the Dowley Gap aqueduct - featured with many a fine picture and even a film in the Northerner earlier this month - has been postponed because of the ice and snow. | The chance to tramp the bed of the Leeds-Liverpool canal at the Dowley Gap aqueduct - featured with many a fine picture and even a film in the Northerner earlier this month - has been postponed because of the ice and snow. |
| Originally planned for this coming Sunday 27 January, the event between Bingley and the World Heritage Site at Saltaire has been rescheduled to be held on Sunday 17 February instead. | Originally planned for this coming Sunday 27 January, the event between Bingley and the World Heritage Site at Saltaire has been rescheduled to be held on Sunday 17 February instead. |
| The Open Day will allow anyone (with gumboots) to walk along a 50-metre drained section of Dowley Gap Aqueduct, as well as the neighbouring two-rise lock flight, and see for themselves what it takes to keep James Brindley's waterway landmarks in working order. | The Open Day will allow anyone (with gumboots) to walk along a 50-metre drained section of Dowley Gap Aqueduct, as well as the neighbouring two-rise lock flight, and see for themselves what it takes to keep James Brindley's waterway landmarks in working order. |
| The hidden history is being opened up to the public this winter as part of the newly-formed Canal & River Trust's £50m spend on conservation and maintenance works across 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales which includes the replacement or repair to 104 locks. | The hidden history is being opened up to the public this winter as part of the newly-formed Canal & River Trust's £50m spend on conservation and maintenance works across 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales which includes the replacement or repair to 104 locks. |
| Iain Weston, acting waterway manager for the North West region, says: Our winter maintenance is complex work but unfortunately external factors like this are out of our control. The teams have been working extremely hard to get the site prepared for the weekend but the snow and freezing temperatures have caused delays. We're pleased however that we can reschedule for a later date to give people this rare opportunity to take a behind the scenes look at our waterway maintenance. | Iain Weston, acting waterway manager for the North West region, says: Our winter maintenance is complex work but unfortunately external factors like this are out of our control. The teams have been working extremely hard to get the site prepared for the weekend but the snow and freezing temperatures have caused delays. We're pleased however that we can reschedule for a later date to give people this rare opportunity to take a behind the scenes look at our waterway maintenance. |
| The Dowley Gap Open Day will run from 10-4pm on Sunday 17 February (last entry 3:15pm). Parking will be available at Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1WA (off Bradford Road near to the Fisherman's Pub). But walking from (or to) Saltaire is a much better option. Further details and updates are here. You can also read more in the earlier Northerner post here. | The Dowley Gap Open Day will run from 10-4pm on Sunday 17 February (last entry 3:15pm). Parking will be available at Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1WA (off Bradford Road near to the Fisherman's Pub). But walking from (or to) Saltaire is a much better option. Further details and updates are here. You can also read more in the earlier Northerner post here. |
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