Carrots - 500 g
Chard - 200 g
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WHAT IS GOING ON?
This is a brand new website that will reflect the past, present and future of the Somerset Coal Canal. It is not fully developed, not complete, and is just at the beginning of a collaborative design process. If you want to contribute, go to the BLOG page.
THE PAST: The Canal was a very significant and innovative construction that made a remarkable contribution to the city of Bath and the surrounding area, and to the science of geology. Much has been written about the Canal in its heyday and its eventual decline, and about William Smith - the father of English geology. Click here for "The Past".
THE PRESENT: Right now there is almost no visibility of any development work on the Canal. Occasional work parties at Paulton Basin host three or four people who cut the grass, etc., and there are lectures every month or two in Radstock on interesting historical subjects related to canals in general. But RESTORATION activity is all but ceased. The offical Coal Canal Society committee seems content to ignore all restoration activity and has no plan for future activity. Indeed the chairman offered written support for a planning application recently that has resulted in creating a block to the only possible restoration route at Mill Lane, Radford.
There is considerable public interest in the Canal, and in the possibilities for restoration. If you have some interest in what happens, please get in touch - - either add to the Blog page, or send a message via the Contact page.
THE FUTURE: It hasn't been written yet, but with your help, along with hundreds of others, there's no doubt the Canal will move on to a new and intriguing phase in its life. No more coal, but ... what would you like to see happen?
This is a brand new website that will reflect the past, present and future of the Somerset Coal Canal. It is not fully developed, not complete, and is just at the beginning of a collaborative design process. If you want to contribute, go to the BLOG page.
THE PAST: The Canal was a very significant and innovative construction that made a remarkable contribution to the city of Bath and the surrounding area, and to the science of geology. Much has been written about the Canal in its heyday and its eventual decline, and about William Smith - the father of English geology. Click here for "The Past".
THE PRESENT: Right now there is almost no visibility of any development work on the Canal. Occasional work parties at Paulton Basin host three or four people who cut the grass, etc., and there are lectures every month or two in Radstock on interesting historical subjects related to canals in general. But RESTORATION activity is all but ceased. The offical Coal Canal Society committee seems content to ignore all restoration activity and has no plan for future activity. Indeed the chairman offered written support for a planning application recently that has resulted in creating a block to the only possible restoration route at Mill Lane, Radford.
There is considerable public interest in the Canal, and in the possibilities for restoration. If you have some interest in what happens, please get in touch - - either add to the Blog page, or send a message via the Contact page.
THE FUTURE: It hasn't been written yet, but with your help, along with hundreds of others, there's no doubt the Canal will move on to a new and intriguing phase in its life. No more coal, but ... what would you like to see happen?