The missing mile | Cotswold Canals

[@nissannissan8398]

Ty This is actually sad but thanks for the compliment of the conversation

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

Sad in what way?

[@kayjayhindes-hardy9339]

keep this up, fill us with information.

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

Thank you! I’m sorry if you didn’t have great video quality, normally my videos are uploaded days or hours before which allows HD to load but due to a technical issue I’ve had to reload it so it takes a few hours for the HD to catch up.

[@lukemorton8431]

The last mile was approved to thankfully!!

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

Yes, amazing news! Look out for all of the press stuff, a lot of the images are mine. The canal trusts have free access to my footage

[@lukemorton8431]

@@CourtAboveTheCut great stuff I bet you dead chuffed about that giving you extra airtime ;)

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

@@lukemorton8431 it’s pretty cool when you open up magazines and stuff and you see your images.

[@lukemorton8431]

@@CourtAboveTheCut yeah I bet it really is!!just hope there putting credits to court above the cut underneath

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

@@lukemorton8431 yes they always do.

[@nigelwhybrow9257]

A nice and informative video thanks for sharing ,I wonder if they will keep the trees that are in the way of the canal or move them,shame the old Bristol bridge had been long gone .

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

Canal restoration involves a certain amount of removal of habitat before it’s finished which produces far more than is removed. I’ve no idea on the trees in question but usually they are replaced with far more trees than were removed.

[@simoncroft9792]

Would be great to see some more drone footage between the oil pipeline and the Ocean new bridge! Nice work on the 360 camera too!

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

I’ll do it another day, I try to keep the videos down so they aren’t too long

[@stuartsteel1]

I was Impressed how quickly they constructed it. The rest seems to have stalled.

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

I’m not 100% what’s happening there, a lady from the trust shop told me the current dogs were archeological but others within have told me it’s being dug now. These things all depend on funding and obviously there were other big projects like ocean bridge that had to be dealt with

[@stuartsteel1]

@@CourtAboveTheCut I remember when I was a child about 1985. They dredged the length from the Frome up past the old arch bridge. Back then they dumped the silt on the sides. They also dredged the section near the Frome again about 20 years ago. Tuffley angling club used to look after it.

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

@@stuartsteel1 hopefully boats will be ok it within a couple of years. Once that happens then it turns to the east end on the Thames. With boats stirring it up it’ll me so much nicer

[@danielburgin28]

Technically phase 1a still isn't complete as it was originally planned to go all the way through to Brimscombe Port. There's a missing section of channel and an unrestored lock remaining. The next job that will make the biggest short term difference is to get the lift bridge replaced at Bonds Mill - which will link phase 1a to 1b and put a further 2 locks and a slipway into the navigable section.

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

I think the lift bridge is now fixed but h may be wrong. The 20 million going towards the missing mile is largely for bridges. Some towards locks and gates and the rest towards other bits but the bridges are a massive part of the budget. I’ve actually just posted my latest walking video which means I have all of Saul to Brimscombe covered, let me know if you need some links

[@FireballXL55]

I believe the oil pipeline is one of the next issues to be sorted.

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

I’ll keep an eye out, do you know what’s happening to it?

[@FireballXL55]

@@CourtAboveTheCut It say's hopefully before the end of the year and will be going under the canal.

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

@@FireballXL55 I’m actually in the charities bookshop now in Brimscombe, I’ll try and ask

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

Apparently it is due to be sorted soon so you are correct, I’ll try and get some info and see if I can get there whilst work is being done

[@paulwhitehouse3690]

I really do like your coverage of the Cotswold canal, one silly small thing is your speech, lots of 'ums', just listen to David Johns - cruising the cut, get some tips, we all learn from others so please don't take this supportive comment negatively.

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

I know, its something I’m actively trying to fix, I don’t even realise I’m doing it half the time! It’s because I rarely write notes so I’m going off the top of my head and it needs a bit of oiling up with some umms. I’m hoping there’s less of them in newer stuff, this is one of my older videos now.

[@simontay4851]

Well you need to start writing notes or a script then...

[@brianwillson9567]

Kennet and Avon. Rochdale. Huddersfield Narrow. Go go go stroudwater, Thames and Severn.

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

Let’s join the network up!

[@julianhawker7672]

What does that oil pipe feed? no oil infrastructure/depots around that area that I am aware of.......... Must be a gas pipe surely?

[@CourtAboveTheCut]

No it’s 100% an oil pipeline, I touch on it in a future video I’m yet to edit. Basically it was built during the war to transport from avonmouth docks to the airfield in Birmingham and also the one that used to be nearby on what is now the M5 and the waste plant

[@julianhawker7672]

@@CourtAboveTheCut Had heard of one similar coming from Southampton, did'nt know of one locally. You live and learn. :-)

[@TheThomo25]

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