Canal thru Hyndburn to be shut down

[MargaretR]

Jaysay - beware - you have caught 'Martin1itis'

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

If the closure does go ahead and that is then followed by a very hot August, then we are likely so see the canal being swamped by thick algae growth - the nasty, green stuff which you see in stagnant ponds.

Not only is it unpleasant to look at, it also has a negative effect on the waters ecological balance, thereby upsetting the waters ecosystem leading to "Dead stretches" of water which then suffer from diminished flora & fauna, not a pleasant thought.

I read about it yesterday
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...t-2025712.html

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Jaysay - beware - you have caught 'Martin1itis'

Na Margaret, there's no known cure for that

[garinda]

On August the seventh I've arranged a trip for fifty people to have a three hour cruise on the canal.

I'm just hoping Skipton won't be affected.

Otherwise I'm going to have to think where you can take fifty people, quite a few in wheelchairs, on a Saturday afternoon in Yorkshire.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Na Margaret, there's no known cure for that

Who says there is no cure

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Neil

Who says there is no cure

Thank you mister snip it

[Neil]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Thank you mister snip it

How do you know

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Neil

How do you know

I'm referring to you snipping my posts

[Jim Procter]

I think that the reservoirs-like the one at Rishton-were there to top up the canal when the level was low.