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Important news re St James Weir, AKA Salmon Pool.

NickPTrickstaNickPTricksta
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You may well be aware of the sink hole that appeared in the corner of the park at the top of salmon pool weir. It has come to our attention that the weir has completely collapsed on river left. As a club, while we're not trying to ban anyone from exploring the new features potential fun, we would strongly discourage anyone from playing in the hole at the bottom of that section of the weir. It is over to the extreme left of the weir and the normal chute down the river right of the weir is still safe to slide down.

Please stay away from the river left side unless you are competent and can assess it as suitable for your ability to play.
Hopefully the council or river authorities will manage to fix it up in good time.

Comments

  • MikeBMikeB
    Bob has also advised that the wall that side appears to be unstable and has tree roots visible so worth steering clear.
  • PhilWSPhilWS

    What a mess! The mill leat that leads off from the top of the weir is pretty much dry now.
    Don't hold your breath for a fix. I'd have thought it would be a summer job for starters and who knows where the money is going to come from. Isn't the City Council the waterways authority locally? If the Environment Agency has some responsibility then, with all the money they have spent on the flood relief you wonder why they couldn't have started with some basic maintenance.

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