Month: November 2020

Date: Monday, 23rd, November, 2020 Tame Riverbank Repair & Improvement While we await the end of this year's crisis with the COVID epidemic I have been working around the Vale with my own one-man work (gang of one?) to improve conditions and clear a few of the park's paths (you can follow these occasional news snippets through the Reddish or my facebook pages). In the meantime I have been tracking the ongoing erosion of the riverbank next to the viaduct and planning a new repair. The bank (below) has been eroding for many years, increasingly threatening the park's footpath that runs along the top. I believe we ought to do more than just repair the bank and restore it to its past condition, like the repair that took place on the opposite bank. I believe we have an opportunity to do something more imaginative and more enjoyable. Riverbank Walkway Rather than just restore the old bank I propose we build an enhanced...