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Work Party Report: Sunday 11th June2006Bewsey Lock Overflow This overflow is extensive compared to others on the canal. It was built to accommodate high water flows resulting from its position below the point at Hulme where the Sankey Brook and the Sankey Canal met. A sluice at Dallam coped with the normal overflow of water, but when a high tide backed up the waters of the Brook, and heavy rains swelled the Brook's flow, the excess water ran down the Canal until it overflowed at the Bewsey Lock Overflow. Our project for the day was to clear away the vegetation that had accumulated on the lip of the overflow and underneath the deck of the footbridge that crosses over the top. Throughout the day seven volunteers braved the hot sunshine to attack the stinging nettles and brambles that now grew in abundance where the waters of the canal had once flowed. Once the vegetation had been cut down and raked off, the layer of earth it was growing in could be removed, this revealed the large sandstone blocks and made it easier to get under the footbridge so that the paving slabs of the spillway could be cleaned up. To finish off the clearance, the centre arch tunnel was cleared of an accumulation of soil and rotted vegetation, then the rest of the site was tidied of litter. The pictures show what was achieved. Many thanks to everyone.
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