The Bridge Newsletter- April

The Grantham Canal Society's april edition of The Bridge newsletter can be found here.

***NEWS JUST IN***
The GCS new pleasure boat Three Shires will be craned into the canal at Denton Wharf on Wednesday 28 April at around 13:00. Once in the water and checked over it will then head west along the canal making it's first maiden voyage up to Woolsthorpe Top Lock.

May Workdays

Firstly thank you to those off you who have been able to attend the previous workdays, this is very much appreciated, can I also forward a reminder about the second signing ride for this Sunday, as announced in previous blog postings. Details can be found here.

For May I shall be restarting the evening and weekend workdays just like last year, three dates have been set and are as below.
Thursday 6 May
18:00- 20:00 (no later)
Please meet at the A1 bridge on Harlaxton Road, Grantham. Vegetation clearance will be taking place so please bring along any tools that you have for such a job. Location Map.

Thursday 20 May
18:00- 20:00 (no later)

Sunday 30 May
10:00- 12:00
For the last two dates I shall announce after 6 May the locations and work to be taken out.

I do hope you can join myself and others and I look forward to seeing you.

Sleaford Connect2 Project

Our neighbouring market town Sleaford was 1 of the 79 projects that was part of the Sustrans Connect2 bid for National Lottery funding over 2 years ago. Nationally the projects are now starting to take shape which now includes the Sleaford project with the first of the link paths starting to take shape.
When completed the Sleaford project will allow local resident walkers and cyclists from the north side of the A17 cross the A17 safely with the use of a local bridge crossing which for a number off years has been used only by a local landowner. The bridge will be upgraded to allow walkers and cyclists to across with ease and will have all weather links leading up to it on both sides of the A17.
The Sleaford project has received a lot of support within and around the neighbouring communities, this also extends to the local press which reported recently the news of the start of work on the project, the article can be read here.
In the meantime a few photos of the current work, bridge crossing and a short video to show what the current situation is like crossing the A17.