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Let’s take a little journey. It’ll only take a while.             How exhausting that was. This week has seen the convoy of trucks dispensing sand at the lagoon reaching epidemic proportions. Sometimes 3 at a … Continue reading →

It is clear that although the fire operation may be drawing to a close, the environmental one will continue for many days. Yesterday the Environment Agency were out in force along the Old mainline canal near Brasshouse Lane. Water was … Continue reading →

  It seems that there is never a week goes by without some recycling centre fire. In the West Midlands area, we seem to have a locust infestation of these wretched places, all part of the great green recycling con … Continue reading →

The stitching is complete, the cappenslaag has covered the lagoon and now there is just the issue of sinking it.   At first “The H team” looked a bit baffled, or was this a company promo job?   Bonaparte attempted … Continue reading →

After yesterdays antics, the Heyrmans have taken a leaf out of the Wimbledon court staff’s rain cover techniques.   Mini member acting as the puller and the section of suction pipe utilised as the attachment to pull the sewn up … Continue reading →

And so the long muted “cappenslaag” or geotextile membrane has reached its destination at Rattlechain lagoon. After the phoney dredging operation which removed weed but little else from the smaller lagoon, we now have the world’s biggest bin liner unfolding … Continue reading →

Dear Resident, Suffering from dust, odours and pongs from the work at Rattlechain lagoon? You have been invited to contact the site operators or their environmental consultants, who will tell you all sorts of stories about how they are trying … Continue reading →

It’s been a slow news week at Rattlechain lagoon and a slow work week at that. The problem is that the site is suffering from piles. Piles of pipework on the south embankment. Piles of wood chips and earth Piles … Continue reading →

  Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.     Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because … Continue reading →

Today saw the packing up of several familiar “new” landmarks at Rattlechain lagoon. The yellow Klaar container was on the back of a truck by dinnertime. I arrived just in time to see Willemena being hoisted onto the back of … Continue reading →