FEARS that £23,500 worth of temporary repairs to the crumbling weir at Avoncliff have failed appear to be unfounded. Bradford on Avon Town Council said that medium term repairs designed to last 5-10 years are still holding up. There were reports over the Easter weekend that bags intended to shore up the weir had split, with their contents polluting the River Avon. The council fears that if the weir does collapse, water levels under the town bridge in Bradford on Avon might drop by up to one metre and have a devastating impact on local wildlife and tourism. In a post on local social media, Levi George accused the council of creating a mess, saying: “They have created a danger to wildlife with plastic netting catching debris.
FEARS that £23,500 worth of temporary repairs to the crumbling weir at Avoncliff have failed appear to be unfounded. Bradford on Avon Town Council said that medium term repairs designed to last 5-10 years are still holding up. There were reports over the Easter weekend that bags intended to shore up the weir had split, with their contents polluting the River Avon. The council fears that if the weir does collapse, water levels under the town bridge in Bradford on Avon might drop by up to one metre and have a devastating impact on local wildlife and tourism. In a post on local social media, Levi George accused the council of creating a mess, saying: “They have created a danger to wildlife with plastic netting catching debris.