Winter has brought more than enough rain already but work continues for Hills Farm Conservation Group.
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Our meet on 22nd December 2013 started in relentless rain. Here
are some of the group suitably dressed for the very muddy work.
Is there no end to this ? The Skypliers proved to be very effective
at grabbing the booms from the river - note the water level!
The pollution incident upstream last September left a number of soak up booms in the river around the surface-water pipe outfall across Guildford Road some distance upstream. These were left by the EA, became detached during heavy rainfall and washed downstream, eventually reaching our area.
To date we have retrieved 5 of them!
WHILST WE WERE REMOVING ONE OF THE BOOMS - A KINGFISHER MADE A FLYPAST ALONG THE RIVER
That's why we do what we are doing!
