Regents Canal Clean up May 28th
Thames 21volunteers along with Thornhill Bridge Community Gardener members have begun to clean up the area between the western portal of the Islington Tunnel and York Way (Maiden Lane) Bridge.
There isn’t much graffiti left now that British Waterways/Islington Council have cleaned it up, but the pressure washers from the BW boat (the Griffin) will be used to remove the residue left by burnt motorbikes along the canal towpath.
The bulk of the cleanup will involve cutting back the vegetation either side of the wooden steps, just east of Thornhill Bridge (Caledonian Road). The ground will then be terraced and planted with a mixture of wildflowers and more established plants. If the volunteers finish the steps and other jobs, the beds at the entrance to the canal at Muriel Street will be cut back, nettles removed and replanted with wildflowers.
The railings along the entrance to Thornhill Bridge Community Gardens (west side) from the towpath will also be repainted.
