August News
SEA LOCK GUIDED WALK
On 12th July, Hilary Wills led a Rolle Canal Society guided walk from Annery Kiln to Sea Lock. Among her party was talented local photographer Tom Maund. Tom took lots of photos, including some with his drone. He has kindly allowed us to share them here.
On 12th July, Hilary Wills led a Rolle Canal Society guided walk from Annery Kiln to Sea Lock. Among her party was talented local photographer Tom Maund. Tom took lots of photos, including some with his drone. He has kindly allowed us to share them here.
FURZEBEAM REPORT by Tony Nicholls - 5th August 2026
We returned to Furzebeam this week to carry out further scrub bashing along the canal bed. This week’s report is therefore pretty much a repetition of last week’s. Generally, work is advancing steadily and we managed to clear a further 10 metres or so by the end of the session. Progress was hampered, as usual, by a couple of fallen trees. We hope to cut up and remove the smaller of the two in the near future. Altogether, we estimate that we have now cleared approximately 250 metres of the canal from the stop boards. Unfortunately, a similar distance remains to be cleared before we reach the junction of the canal with the Tarka Trail! In the future, we would like to bring our motorised strimmer to site as this would really help us to suppress any weed regrowth and maintain the canal in good shape. Anyone taking part in the guided walk on 16th August will see a significant improvement in the appearance of this section of the canal.
Working parties are currently being held at 9.30am every Wednesday. Please contact Project Manager, Ian Harrison (tel.07557 478371) for more information.
We returned to Furzebeam this week to carry out further scrub bashing along the canal bed. This week’s report is therefore pretty much a repetition of last week’s. Generally, work is advancing steadily and we managed to clear a further 10 metres or so by the end of the session. Progress was hampered, as usual, by a couple of fallen trees. We hope to cut up and remove the smaller of the two in the near future. Altogether, we estimate that we have now cleared approximately 250 metres of the canal from the stop boards. Unfortunately, a similar distance remains to be cleared before we reach the junction of the canal with the Tarka Trail! In the future, we would like to bring our motorised strimmer to site as this would really help us to suppress any weed regrowth and maintain the canal in good shape. Anyone taking part in the guided walk on 16th August will see a significant improvement in the appearance of this section of the canal.
Working parties are currently being held at 9.30am every Wednesday. Please contact Project Manager, Ian Harrison (tel.07557 478371) for more information.
Surveying the jungle
Strimming the canal bed
Clearing around fallen trees
Cleared section of canal