It’s been another day rather like yesterday, but without the trip to the pub. We did a good bit of work first thing, polishing the port navigation light and the tiller, which last I then treated with Incralac, so that we won’t need to do it again for a few years. We also did some spring cleaning of the side berth and the locker below it in the study bedroom.
Then we got stuck into a final session of gardening before the sun got too hot. Beds were weeded out, flowered stems removed and the whole place tidied up a bit further. We’ve now filled all the bags we had for transferring severed greenery to the tip, so felt justified in knocking off.
After lunch it was indeed very warm again. It being Monday, Sheila had changed the bed this morning, so she’s been doing a series of washloads and drying them on the big whirligig in the garden.
We did some constructive loafing whilst the clothes were drying; Andy Bailey at the Trading Post has done quite well out of us as we bought first ice lollies and then drinks and ice creams as the afternoon ambled by.
Stephen and Jayne joined us in this noble endeavour, so it’s been another thoroughly pleasant day.
A good deal less pleasant is the state of the rubbish enclosure on the far side of the Trading Post. Most CRT rubbish points are well looked after; the skips might get a bit full after a weekend like this one, but otherwise they are a reasonably OK place to use.
Sadly, the contract to empty the skips here at Poynton has been very poorly enforced, with the operatives allowed to get away with leaving the area in a filthy state, failing to put the skips back where they should go and so on.
All the skips were full to overflowing this time last week, and nothing has been done to sort them out, though we’re told that CRT have been promising action for a while. As a result, this is the state of the compound today:
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| You can't get in even if you wanted to |
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| We know there are rats in there |
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| You can imagine the smell... |
I’ll be emailing these photos to CRT Operations Director Vince Moran tomorrow, since the local Waterways Office doesn’t seem able to do anything; after that, I reckon it’ll be time to get Environmental Health involved.
4 comments:
Definitely contact the EHO, once visited they will regularly monitor the site. Why should CaRT be able to get away with this hazard, can you imagine the national trust looking after its responsibilities this way. CaRT are busy changing visitor mooring sites and recruiting volunteer rangers to knock on boats letting them know that they have two days before they have to move rather than preserving the canals! - sorry rant over
Hi there Sanity Again. I'm the Cheshire East Ranger who used to be the Ranger responsible for Nelson Pit Visitor Centre. I found this post via the grapevine (Boatwif mother-in-law).
I'm in work tomorrow and will try my best from my side to get the compound cleared by contacting CRT. Can't promise anything but happy to try to escalate this!
Kind Regards,
Ranger Martin James
A quick update. My colleague Ed, who manages Nelson Pit now has contacted CRT and believes that some progress might have been made. I've no more details I'm afraid but hopefully the compound will be cleared soon.
Ranger Martin James
Hi folks
James and Debbie: I'm told EH have already been involved once, so reactivating the complaint won't be difficult
Martin: Thanks for your help. I've put a formal complaint in anyway, because I'm told that Poynton isn't the only site where this contractor has been unsatisfactory, so letting Head Office know strengthens their arm in dealing with it.
I'l blog the result in due course.
All the best
Bruce
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