River Eden Clean Up Day:
Saturday November 19 th 2005.
Langwathby to Lazonby.
In co-operation
with Eden Rivers Trust and the Environment Agency, Cumbria Canoeists would like to invite
paddlers to come and join us to do ‘our bit’ to help the river environment.
We are looking at
starting from Langwathby and finishing at Lazonby a trip of approximately 5 miles. This is
because it allows us to finish on the new set of ‘canoe access steps’ put in at
Lazonby earlier this year. This was a combined venture with the EA and Eden Rivers Trust
but also with financial help from Cumbria Canoeists, and the NW and NE, BCU regions. But
perhaps most importantly with the kind help and permission from Lazonby parish council.
Because of very
limited parking at Langwathby we intend to meet at the riverside car park in Lazonby at
10:30am and we will shuttle canoes and people up to the start. Any boat is suitable, but
open canoes are ideal as it allows easy access to the banks to pick rubbish up and then
carry it. Plastic collection bags will be provided but if you have some old gloves then
they would be useful. A skip is being provided by the EA at Lazonby. A similar day was run
on the Eamont 2 years ago where we easily filled the supplied skip. A target for this day.
The river is grade
1 to 2 apart from one grade 3 Ledge, at Eden Lacy, which can easily be portaged or lined
down. In normal conditions it therefore is an ideal novice/improver trip, though the river
is very fast and powerful if in flood conditions (which it is as this is witten! ).
It is hoped that
you can come and support this important day and look forward to seeing you.
Please contact Nigel
Timmins. |
