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Tag: Sunbury Weir

Environment Agency red board
Recent developments

Seeing red over safety

14/03/201329/12/2013Mort SmithComment(0)

I thought I’d take a look at the progress being made on the construction of the new river crossing at Walton on Sunday morning by going to the Surrey County Council webcam.

Weir Pub
Nature Recent developments

No easy fix in screw plans

04/01/201328/07/2013Mort SmithComment(0)

I hope you all add a splendid Christmas and New Year break and here we are now in 2013 with (hopefully) a delightful spring and summer of boating and enjoying the river to look forward to.

Archiemedean screws
Nature Recent developments

Watt on earth are they thinking?

16/12/201221/05/2013Mort SmithComments(2)

Way back in June of this year, I first wrote about plans to install electricity generators at Sunbury Weir and I have to admit that I was rather hoping that the proposal had sunk without trace. Obviously not so.

Flock of birds
Nature Recent developments

Seeing red at green energy plans

16/06/201203/12/2012Mort SmithComment(0)

So plans are afoot to install four ‘Archimedes’ Screw’ electricity generators at Sunbury Weir – and, not surprisingly, there is a good deal of opposition to the idea being expressed.

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