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River Clean Up Day (3rd June)Those of you that have been paying attention over the last few weeks will have noticed a dramatic difference in the river banks at about the same time as the last slalom. Assorted bags, bottles, bike bits, broken benches, big branches and other water borne bric-a-brac had gradually built up making the river look a real eye-sore. So how come the banks were so tidy in time for the Slalom was it the rubbish fairies? Well, yes and no they were pretty rubbish as fairies if the amount of slipping and splashing was anything to go by, but it really was down to the efforts of a few dedicated club members. Saturday 3rd June was arranged with the Calder Futures group as a river cleanup day. It was a hot sunny day and within a few hours the magnificent 7 assisted by a few of the CF group had collected a huge number of bags of rubbish and Dave had salvaged several useful planks. A major job was removing the best part of a tree from the side of the second drop which was starting to become a hazard. The result a nice tidy venue for the slalom the following week end. Unfortunately it wont last please look out for future clean-up days and give your support. Thanks to Dave, Mandy, Shamim and Mark, Michael and Thomas for their time and efforts.
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