Thanks for all the effort you put in to travel, research, film, edit and inform - it takes a great deal of work, but one or two comments here reflecting everything negative about the net are unbelievable. The people who will use this facility, whether it be for boating, walking, nature watching, or whatever, really appreciate your work and dedication. I can remember the derelict Frankton locks, so this has been an amazing project over the years. It is already one of the most beautiful stretches of canal in the country. I visit it on a regular basis to see the progress, and now I can cruise my boat up to Crickheath Basin, which I've now done several times since it opened. Hope they can reach Welshpool in my lifetime, although that will present its own problems (me still breathing for a start), especially where the bridges have been lowered. But keep up the good work, I personally really appreciate it. And the music.
I don’t listen to them, if it’s constructive then I do but some people are born to criticise, they don’t need a reason, they will moan about everything but contribute nothing to life and society, they aren’t worth my time. I respond to all comments still just reply something to get them off my list.
The section being done now and to the border is really something else, it’s so full of history as you get closer to wales and the bit running to all the different sites of lime kilns etc is beautiful. It’ll make a lovely canal to cruise
There is a skill and knowledge base being built up that makes rebuilding a more straightforward and less risky task. This brings the cost down and increases the confidence of the granting authorities that what is proposed will be achieved. A win win all round
The liner has answered a question that pops into my mind each time I see this and other canal restorations, with the best will in the world and I suppose signage boaters will still drive mooring pins through the banks of the canals and of course metal hulls bumping into the banks. Great to see a growing number of canal restorations too as it can do nothing but good to the environment and creating diverse habitats.
Very impressive progress since your last visit. There does appear to be something of a canal restoration 'mania' taking place in the UK at present. Long may it continue. Thank's for the update and 'self-sealing' demo. Best wishes for 2025.
5:00 it didn't leak when you pierced small holes in it with your knife but what if something like a fallen tree branch or the bottom of a boat cut a big tear in it. Would it still seel its self then?
Is this type of construction an economical compromise on how the canals were built?. Doesnt look like a boat could moor on the sloping side of the canal.
Boats could never moor there canals weren’t designed for mooring originally, they were a means of passage. There’s mooring in the area at several wharves/basins and there will be some more further down. No it’s a lot more expensive than the original way of puddling etc but a modern method that doesn’t involved digging out thousands of tonnes of clay. This canal always leaked and was never lined originally
@@dominiccottrill2387 it’s not somewhere I want to visit at the moment due to the stress of those stranded up there and the devastation caused by the flooding. I am making a video that’ll go up tomorrow evening though
@@18robsmith you have Crickheath wharf and then tramway wharf right before here, there’s also going to be mooring just up at schoolhouse bridge and there’s a couple of other spots in the next few miles where you’ll have the same
Let the power cable for the windmills go in the canal to save the family farmers.And let the power supply people pay for digging the canal out for boats for years to come. Common sense working.
There are quite a number of places where the towpath has various buried utilities. The canal authority gets paid a way-leave for this, and as you suggest it helps toward the continued upkeep and development of the network.
@@keithjohnson7677 I thought you meant actually in the cut, It could work but could you imagine the timescales some of them will use for digging it out, you could have a towpath closure for months to a year at a time
@@CourtAboveTheCutThe distinctly combatative OP clearly stated 'in the canal'. The excellent and reasoned response from @18robsmith explained things clearly and without red top hyperbole.
That does not make a lot of sense , if the power companies wanted to bury their cables they would just dig a deep trench directly where they want the cable to go and then bury it. Power companies rarely want to bury their cables as it is both more expensive than stringing them up on towers and leads to power losses. The air insulates better than the ground so more power leaks away in a buried cable. If your solution were practical the power companies would have brought up the canal network when it was run down in the 50s, 60s & 70s drained the canals and used the right of way to bury cables they did not.
@ not restorations no, the crt which is the charity managing over 2,000 miles of waterways get about 40 mill a year for an asset that is worth £6.1 billion pound to the country a year, it’s a joke amount
@@CourtAboveTheCut I have to agree that the 'music' is a menace - for two reasons in my case. Firstly, I'm deaf, and anything that is competing with the 'music' is not heard clearly by deaf people, and secondly, I'm a music lover, and that ain't music!
Thanks for all the effort you put in to travel, research, film, edit and inform - it takes a great deal of work, but one or two comments here reflecting everything negative about the net are unbelievable.
The people who will use this facility, whether it be for boating, walking, nature watching, or whatever, really appreciate your work and dedication. I can remember the derelict Frankton locks, so this has been an amazing project over the years. It is already one of the most beautiful stretches of canal in the country. I visit it on a regular basis to see the progress, and now I can cruise my boat up to Crickheath Basin, which I've now done several times since it opened.
Hope they can reach Welshpool in my lifetime, although that will present its own problems (me still breathing for a start), especially where the bridges have been lowered.
But keep up the good work, I personally really appreciate it. And the music.
I don’t listen to them, if it’s constructive then I do but some people are born to criticise, they don’t need a reason, they will moan about everything but contribute nothing to life and society, they aren’t worth my time. I respond to all comments still just reply something to get them off my list.
And thank you for the kind words
Very simple, but very clever demo of how that self sealing liner works! Another great video many thanks and a Happy New Year!!!!
I couldn’t stab it with anything bigger my stand wasn’t stable 😂😂
Great job with the drone - really gives you a feel for what travelling on the canal will be like ❤️
The section being done now and to the border is really something else, it’s so full of history as you get closer to wales and the bit running to all the different sites of lime kilns etc is beautiful. It’ll make a lovely canal to cruise
There is a skill and knowledge base being built up that makes rebuilding a more straightforward and less risky task. This brings the cost down and increases the confidence of the granting authorities that what is proposed will be achieved. A win win all round
I think you are right, we’ve had to relearn a lot of lost skills that 200 years ago were widely used
This is near where my daughter lives and I am thrilled with the progress and share your joy.
It’s amazing what they are doing isn’t it
The liner has answered a question that pops into my mind each time I see this and other canal restorations, with the best will in the world and I suppose signage boaters will still drive mooring pins through the banks of the canals and of course metal hulls bumping into the banks.
Great to see a growing number of canal restorations too as it can do nothing but good to the environment and creating diverse habitats.
There’s various different sorts, they do worry me as they will never by as hardy as a proper deep clay bed.
Very impressive progress since your last visit. There does appear to be something of a canal restoration 'mania' taking place in the UK at present. Long may it continue. Thank's for the update and 'self-sealing' demo. Best wishes for 2025.
No problem, thanks for watching and happy new year
5:00 it didn't leak when you pierced small holes in it with your knife but what if something like a fallen tree branch or the bottom of a boat cut a big tear in it. Would it still seel its self then?
It’s covered so incredibly unlikely that will happen. I’m not sure how much of a hole it will take and it’s difficult for me to rest tbh.
Is this type of construction an economical compromise on how the canals were built?. Doesnt look like a boat could moor on the sloping side of the canal.
Boats could never moor there canals weren’t designed for mooring originally, they were a means of passage. There’s mooring in the area at several wharves/basins and there will be some more further down.
No it’s a lot more expensive than the original way of puddling etc but a modern method that doesn’t involved digging out thousands of tonnes of clay. This canal always leaked and was never lined originally
Great vid. Are you going to do a trip to the Bridgewater canal?
@@dominiccottrill2387 it’s not somewhere I want to visit at the moment due to the stress of those stranded up there and the devastation caused by the flooding. I am making a video that’ll go up tomorrow evening though
Will this canal be the first/only canal between England and Wales?
@@MrBsMiniAdventures no the Llangollen which is all part of the Shropshire union with this
@@CourtAboveTheCut Ahh yes, thanks, I have heard of it, but thats all 👍
Not sure how you're supposed to moor up with that slope against the towpath
This section isn’t for mooring there’s lots of mooring just behind it and there will be ahead
Much of the Monty has banks & sides like that, and is a real pain to moor against. I just hope they have put in a few decent mooring locations.
@@18robsmith you have Crickheath wharf and then tramway wharf right before here, there’s also going to be mooring just up at schoolhouse bridge and there’s a couple of other spots in the next few miles where you’ll have the same
Let the power cable for the windmills go in the canal to save the family farmers.And let the power supply people pay for digging the canal out for boats for years to come. Common sense working.
@@keithjohnson7677 so every time there’s an issue they have to drain the canal? How does that benefit boaters or nature?
There are quite a number of places where the towpath has various buried utilities. The canal authority gets paid a way-leave for this, and as you suggest it helps toward the continued upkeep and development of the network.
@@keithjohnson7677 I thought you meant actually in the cut, It could work but could you imagine the timescales some of them will use for digging it out, you could have a towpath closure for months to a year at a time
@@CourtAboveTheCutThe distinctly combatative OP clearly stated 'in the canal'. The excellent and reasoned response from @18robsmith explained things clearly and without red top hyperbole.
That does not make a lot of sense , if the power companies wanted to bury their cables they would just dig a deep trench directly where they want the cable to go and then bury it. Power companies rarely want to bury their cables as it is both more expensive than stringing them up on towers and leads to power losses. The air insulates better than the ground so more power leaks away in a buried cable. If your solution were practical the power companies would have brought up the canal network when it was run down in the 50s, 60s & 70s drained the canals and used the right of way to bury cables they did not.
Just seems wrong g somehow that they re taking money from pensioners but building canals
The government aren’t funding it it’s all done by volunteers and through fundraising
The government don't give them anything attal now ?
@ not restorations no, the crt which is the charity managing over 2,000 miles of waterways get about 40 mill a year for an asset that is worth £6.1 billion pound to the country a year, it’s a joke amount
. How do you mean its an asset for the country ? I know the canals must be valuable but it's in private hands?
Please turn off that music. I wanted to watch it, but the awful noise stopped me. I'm gone; goodbye.
I apologise it’s not to your standards, goodbye.
@@CourtAboveTheCut I have to agree that the 'music' is a menace - for two reasons in my case. Firstly, I'm deaf, and anything that is competing with the 'music' is not heard clearly by deaf people, and secondly, I'm a music lover, and that ain't music!
@nammo9460 I agree as a hard of hearing person the stupid music makes it difficult to concentrate on the speech.