Rain dodging again

Saturday 15 June 

Last night it was doubtful if any work on Culvert 11A would get done today, however, the level had subsided a bit by this morning and that allowed Michael to get some more bricks into the south wall of the channel. The weather wasn't brilliant but the heavy showers managed to keep away until lunchtime. With Roger and Stuart still away on the First Aid course it left Alastair and Dave to make up the team for Stanton. 

Culvert 11A Up side - Friday Evening 

The morning's first task was to bring some gabion stone up from Winchcombe, this will augment the supply being purchased for the baskets to be installed on the down side replacing the sleepers at the end of the wing wall.  

Dave and Michael unloading the gabion stone
(Photo: Alastair) 

Next off was a quick check of the water level in the culvert, it had gone down just enough to allow more bricks to be laid. The flood had washed more of the stones out the culvert, that will save us spending more time extracting them. 

Culvert 11A, Water level Saturday
(Photo: Alastair) 

Dave removing the stones washed out of the brick arch
(Photo: Alastair) 

Dave spent the rest of the day cleaning bricks ready for re-use 

Dave on brick cleaning
(Photo: Alastair) 

Michael finishing the last of the taper bricks
(Photo: Alastair) 

Next header course going on
(Photo: Alastair) 

Progress for the day
(Photo: Alastair) 

With the heavy showers blowing in, work was abandoned a bit earlier than usual. This was more progress than expected; an all round good show.    

Last off was a quick look at the River Isbourne, Culvert 21A, just to see if there was any sign of further erosion following the heavy rains. The vegetation has grown so much that it's hard to see anything, but there is no sign of new ground slipping into the river. 

Culvert 21A down side (inlet)