The Just-in-time-for-the-weekend Edition of
By The WEY

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This week, many thanks go to...
Our volunteer coaches who have helped run the recent extra sessions for Beginners and Improvers. The last session in this series is Sunday 10-Jun:
Cath Allaway, Eva Ferlez, Rachel Kornberg, Anne Morris.

And not forgetting...
Theresa Capel and Rachel Kornberg for keeping the launch fuel topped-up while Graham’s car was out of action; Carl Boon and Eva Ferlez for fitting-out the newly refurbed 'Other Wey Up'; Dave Cox for mowing and strimming; John Burnett for so swiftly replacing the broken gate latch with a new one; and Graham Campbell for tracking the progress and impact of the fish pass construction on our operations - read below for an update - please lend a hand between sessions on Sunday to remove a couple WEF and WEY boats.

WEY To Help Out

To quote our Club President:
"Ask not what your club can do for you, ask what you can do for your club."

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for ways to help around the Club

Notices & Reminders

The Met Regatta
Saturday 02-Jun
Representing WEY
All the best!

200 Club Social & Draw
Sunday 03-Jun
Complimentary wine and food from 12 noon with the draw at 1pm

Walton & Weybridge Regatta
Saturday 09-Jun
Representing WEY : Helping?

WLARC Regatta
Sunday 10-Jun
Representing WEY
All the best!

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The Fish Shall Have Their Pass

Work will probably commence next week; the tree overhanging the boat rack will be removed Monday, 04-June. For obvious safety reasons, access will need to be restricted (c. 09:00 to c. 14:00) using temporary fencing and such that passage will be neither possible to the lower island nor to the Clubhouse balcony.

They will leave a 4-6ft stump and log the trunk/major branches. Anyone wishing to remove these logs for their own use is perfectly welcome to do so. I have agreed with the contractor that they will remove any remaining at the cessation of works.

The works platform (not required for the tree work) will arrive during next week. It will be raised on 4 legs to hold it in position and provide a stable working platform. Due to the scouring caused by the weir, the river depth at the point where they’d intended to position this vessel (well clear of the pontoon) is too great for the legs to reach the river bed. Consequently, it will have to be aligned along the bank at the entrance to Coulson’s Channel, requiring the removal of several rows of the pontoon. I will supervise this whilst the contractor will carry out the work.

To give some idea of the extent to which the platform - it’s the one moored just outside the entrance to the downstream pool at Thames Lock, not the one you see from the bridge, just past the flats adjoining the Wey - will intrude into the main channel, the bow will be aligned with the tree stump referred to above. The vessel is c.50ft long.

Graham Campbell, WSA

The Weekend Lineup