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Houston- we have a problem

 An open letter to Colin Houston of the Food Standards agency, Chairman of the CHaIRS group. Dear Mr Houston Ref OPEN LETTER CHaIRS group meetings reporting of incidents involving white phosphorus poisoned birds As Chairman of this group I am … Continue reading

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Floccing news floccing Saturday!

There was another Rhodia press release printed verbatim without investigation in The Express and Star last night- the same usual message- Here’ s our observations “Contaminated pool is being cleaned up”- NO IT’S NOT THE TOXIC CRAP HAS NOT LEFT … Continue reading

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All hell breaks loose!

Over the last couple of days Goldmember has been the focus of activities. Initially the long snaking pipework stretching around the lagoon was connected up to his depository. Slurping up water, the cad slowly perused the subsidiary lagoon- perhaps trying … Continue reading

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Rattlechain snake

  Towards the end of last week and upto the Easter break, a giant pipework network began to be created across the two pools. Part of this utilised some of the old pipe  previously dismantled by the contractors (how resourceful). … Continue reading

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“Action”

 The rattlechain site is now starting to look like a film set given the amount of machinery and the erection of a giant pipe even bigger than the Guns of Navarone. One has to wonder what will appear next. Nothing … Continue reading

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The Dutch attack

  The atrocious weather has left the lagoon site looking strangely wintery for this time of year. Usually at this point coots would be busy gathering materials and making mountains around the pipe and pontoons, oblivious that the site is … Continue reading

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“Goodbye Old Pipey, we will miss you!”

The inevitable day finally came; the removal of the long pipe from the pool and its associated pontoons. The vessel with which Albright and Wilson and Rhodia poured out their toxic Trinity Street rubbish, and the fountain with which birds … Continue reading

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The sound of silence

Work at the lagoon has been strangely lacking over the course of the last week. Where have they gone? Napoleon, Bonaparte and T4 have lain idle for days.Three theories have emerged. 1. The Great British weather. 2. Phosphine levels on … Continue reading

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Napoleon plumbs new depths

The last couple of days have seen Napoleon on the spud barge stirring up more rubbish on the East embankment, following his retreat from the North side. Another Albright and Wilson barrel with what looked like solidified material inside was … Continue reading

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Excavations

I think it appropriate at this point in the proceedings to name the two mechanical diggers of Heyrman-de-roeck that are causing rampant destruction at Rhodia’s “mere”. The squat of the two, “Napoleon” is a particularly destructive beast with his handler … Continue reading

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