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BCU and Canoe England Planning and Facilities Manager: Chris Hawkesworth
*** NEWS ***
27th Ocotber 2008
Holme Pierrepont – White Water Course Upgrade – NEWS.
On Wednesday October the 22nd the 2nd and final public meeting was held into the proposed upgrade.
The audience of over 70 paddlers heard detailed upgrade proposals from Andy Laird of EPD Ltd. Andy was followed by members of the “User group” giving their comments and finally questions and comments were invited from the floor.
The meeting heard that the “User group” had met 4 times since it was formed at the early August Public Meeting. It had looked carefully into all aspects of the proposed upgrade and had come to the conclusion that the majority of paddlers would benefit from the upgrade going along as detailed at this meeting.
(The upgrade drawings and reports are elsewhere on this web site).
Two main issues had brought everyone together.
a) It had been proven that the course was currently running at 17.5 cumecs (17.5 cubic meters per second) and not the design flow (discharge) of 24 cumecs. The upgrade would take the course back up to it’s design flow.
b) That there were in place assurances and insurances that the upgrade would perform as projected. In saying that it was accepted and appreciated that though the hydraulic modelling has been thorough and scientific, as with all modelling, it is only accurate as far as it went and it was appreciated that trimming of the course after upgrade would need to be carried out.
During the next 2 weeks, Landlord’s consent will be sought from Nottingham County Council, and a contractor will be appointed.
The course will be closed from Thursday November the 13th 2008 until the end of February/early March 2009. With the first competition after re-opening scheduled to be the National Student Rodeo on March 7th and 8th 2009.
The “User group” is to remain as a standing group of HPP WWC users, they and this web site will be kept informed of progress and the “User group” will be invited to partake in a period of course trimming and testing towards the end of the contract.
Chris. Hawkesworth.
17th October 2008.
SYMONDS YAT – River Wye.
Contractor has finished. The rapids are re-opened and now available for use. The river will now be allowed a period to settle down before tweaks are considered. A short period of further works are planned, particularly to the island for the late summer of 2009.
WASHBURN – “In river” works.
Now complete. Rock tweaks will be considered from now until July 09. Further short work in the river can be expected in August 2009. River now back into use as calendar. Please ask calendar organisers for more details. Please inspect the river before paddling for the first time since August 2008 upgrade.
MANVERS LAKE – South Yorkshire.
Phase 1 of the boat house is now complete. Phase 2, fitting out the internal building should commence April 2009. Lake is open via Greenstar, Maltby and Sheffield Canoe Clubs.
Lake to be fully open and limited storage of craft available in the new boat house from the 20th of November 2008.
Meeting to form committee and adopt a constitution for the “On site” club planned for 7.30pm, Wednesday November 19th. SANDYGATE PUB, Wath-on-Dearne. All welcome.