L
ast week, the gates at the entrance of the Basin were opened in a joint exercise between Peel Ports and the Faversham Creek Navigation Co. A large amount of accumulated rubbish was removed from behind the gates enabling the right hand gate to be fully opened but the left hand gate can only be half opened due to a problem with the hinges. However, this is enough space for the some dredging equipment to be brought through, so that dredging operations can start in the next few weeks. Read more…
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Medway and Swale Boating Association
The voice of boating on the tidal Medway and Swale
Brilliant: with working gates, half the problems are removed. The bridge, it seems is to be repaired/replaced (correct me if I’m wrong!) so the project seems to be running along the rails… With the ‘loss’ of Standard Quay, this is, of course, important for the area and wider maritime community…