Euro Millions - what would you do with it?

[jet]

Where the Original Canal arm that  once service Hollins Mill ,a large piece of that Land belongs to The Charles Ingham Bandroom Fund which is committed to build a Band room for the Brass Bands Of Marple.
If someone wants to make an offer of about £100,000 i think the Trusties might be persuaded to sell.

[admin]

How funny, I have just been thinking what a good idea this would be and the trade it could inject into the local area, and a few hours later I am reading it on here  .

If it could be done, a small wharf for a max 24hour stop for 5-10 boats, right in the heart of Marple wow......

It could be challenging to come up with a good design that works for today but I agree a small marina in the park would be the best approach - boats would need to be able to moor and turn easily to get back out again. Due to the levels (the park rises quite a lot towards the cinema / entrance) it might be better to keep it nearer to the existing canal than further up where it used to run under the (buried) bridge near the cinema. If the money ever became available (and you might be surprised where it could come from ) then there would have to be a careful study, lots of costing, planning and consultation before any digging began.

It's a shame there are no pictures around that show the arm when it was in the park. Maybe some will turn up one day on the Virtual Tour?

[Neil Smith]

I've got loads of ideas but my favourite would be to reinstate the canal arm back into Memorial Park.

How funny, I have just been thinking what a good idea this would be and the trade it could inject into the local area, and a few hours later I am reading it on here  .

If it could be done, a small wharf for a max 24hour stop for 5-10 boats, right in the heart of Marple wow......

[Jay]

I agree with Mark after looking at some of the recent pictures posted. I've spent many a time showing young relatives and my own children the missing gap on the canal and showing them the remains of the bridge in the park near the cinema. My vote is with your Mark.. Sorry not sure if the elections are over!

[alan@marple]

Build a bandstand in the park with a storage area for seating

[Barbara]

Buy the wharf area and the adjacent site.  Upgrade the New Horizons boarding area and make it a really up to date facility for our disabled users and use the rest of the site to become a visitor centre for 'gongoozlers' and other lovers of the canal system.

[admin]

I've got loads of ideas but my favourite would be to reinstate the canal arm back into Memorial Park.

[Deniseam]

Just for fun - if you won the Euro Millions lottery and felt civic minded what would you like to do for the Marple area?