Building the new pontoon.
Many years ago the Friends put some pontoons at the far end of the lake, near the Nature reserve. The pontoons provide safe places for the birds to sleep and nest.
Over the years the wood rotted and the pontoons needed drastic work doing to them.
A close inspection showed that one could be repaired but the other needed to be replaced.
In 2011 the Friends had a working week- end and built a new pontoon to replace the oldest one. We also repaired the better of the two pontoons.
These photos show the weekend activity. It was good fun and we all enjoyed ourselves.
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I have a cunning plan.
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How long did he say?
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That looks right.
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I think we might be finished.
Getting it to the lake.
The newly built pontoon was large and unwieldy. It was all hands to the pump to get it down to the lake but at last it was there.
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How do we get it through this gate?
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This is not so heavy.
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Gently does it.
Putting the raft together.
Is there another piece?
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It floats!
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The last part arrives.
Moving the pontoon into place.
The Rangers arrived with their boat and the hardy sailors towed the new pontoon into place.
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