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Title: Picnic Bench on the canal removed?
Post by: Hic Habito John on September 08, 2020, 08:43:21 PM

Whilst on walk along the canal we noticed that one of the picnic benches between locks 4 and 5 has been removed.  The legs have been sawn off at ground level.  Before jumping to any conclusions I just wondered if it had been removed by the canal & river trust?  Any comments?

Title: Re: Picnic Bench on the canal removed?
Post by: tonyjones on September 09, 2020, 08:45:51 AM

I reported this to the Canal & River Trust last week and they replied that they were aware of the 'missing' picnic table and that it would be replaced.

This was not just a case of someone picking up the table and carrying it off, they went armed with a saw and presumably some transport to carry it away.

There are other tables by lock 7 but they are near the road !

Title: Re: Picnic Bench on the canal removed?
Post by: Hic Habito John on September 09, 2020, 12:02:42 PM

So does that confirm that it has been stolen?