This was done ages ago, but when I went through there again today I was reminded that BW did a good job here. Before BW fixed it it the towpath was so narrow it was rather hard to walk along. Now it looks great:
BW also fixed the towpath at Enslow opposite the Rock of Gibraltar pub which was in a similar state. When I first moored in Enslow several years ago there was space to put pins in, but with the speeding boats pins were ripped out and with every ripped out pin comes a bit of bank. Eventually the bank couldn’t take any more, and there was nothing to put the pin into. It was ridiculous. I was very pleased therefore when I noticed it had been repaired by BW.
When I was a newbie (on a previous boat), which largely I still am, and I moored in Enslow on the soft mud bank as it was then I used the standard size pins. It was Tad the mooring warden for the area that suggested I use longer pins, and he gave me some. I always use them now (although I left the pins Tad gave me on the previous boat) as they don’t rip out and don’t take the bank with them.
Closer to Baker's Lock the bank is still seriously crumbling away, and still no sign of BW repairs. A week or two ago a walker mentioned it to me and I encouraged him to phone up and report it. The other day a biker told me he nearly fell into the canal because there was so little towpath left. And I told him to call and complain...
ReplyDeleteIf you stop for awhile by Enslow, do come and visit on Pangolin. There's always tea and wine. Anything else is doubtful, though.