From wolfson.captain at cucbc.org  Wed Sep 11 13:55:37 2019
From: wolfson.captain at cucbc.org (wolfson.captain at cucbc.org)
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:55:37 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Wolfson is selling a novice 8+
Message-ID: <015301d568a8$9712be00$c5383a00$@cucbc.org>

Dear all,

 

Wolfson is selling its trusty novice 8, the 'Ronan'. It is a Burgashell '
college eight'. Built on the specifications of a wider, flat bottomed and
heavier class for novices to learn to row in. Perfect for having a piece of
mind in the upcoming novice term as it's a sturdy boat that will provide a
great platform for novices!

 

We would now like to invite offers for this boat.

 

Kind regards,

 

Harry Michalakakis

Captain of Wolfson College Boat Club

 

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 <https://www.instagram.com/wolfson_college_boat_club/>
https://www.instagram.com/wolfson_college_boat_club/

 

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From conor at cucbc.org  Fri Sep 13 10:43:14 2019
From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:43:14 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Railway Bridge Navigation Restriction -
 September
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 <e8112078-6216-429c-adca-697eef9b4964@Spark>
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Dear all,

**Captains: Please ensure this message reaches everyone in your club who is
training on the Cam before the start of Michaelmas term.**

We've just heard from the contractors - everything is basically one week
behind schedule, so all dates move back by one week (this won't be a
surprise to anyone who's been on the river this week and noticed the lack
of navigation restrictions!). Hopefully there won't be any further delays
and they will complete the works requiring a navigation restriction on
Friday 4th October, before Michaelmas term rowing starts to ramp up that
weekend, but we'll let you know if that changes. Updated info at the end of
this email.

Best wishes,
Conor


*From Monday 16th September - Friday 20th September, 08:00-18:00, expect
the river to be partially closed to 50% of its width. When this is the
case, they will provide floating buoys around the works, signage up and
downstream and bankmen up and down stream to let river users know what is
occurring. Please cooperate with them to pass safely through the works.*

*From Monday 23rd September - Friday 27th September and Monday 30th
September - Friday 4th October, 08:00-18:00, the river will need to be
completely closed to all traffic at some times. When this is the case,
they will provide a boom across the river with signage denoting the river
is closed, plus signage further up and downstream and banksmen up and
downstream to let people know what is occurring. They will not be fully
closing the river past 18.00 nor before 08.00, however there may be 50%
navigation restrictions outside those times, as well as between 08:00 and
18:00 (when the river isn?t closed completely), in which case they?ll have
the same provisions as the 50% closure above. Again please cooperate with
the bankmen to pass through safely when not completely closed.*


On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 at 14:21, Conor Burgess <conor at cucbc.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> *Captains: Please ensure this message reaches everyone in your club who is
> training on the Cam before the start of Michaelmas term.*
>
> We?ve received further details from the contractors carrying out the works
> at the Railway Bridge for the new Chisholm Trail Bridge. They expect to
> start carrying out piling from the bank from 2nd September. This will not
> impact navigation initially.
>
> From Monday 9th September - Friday 13th September, 08:00-18:00, expect the
> river to be partially closed to 50% of its width. When this is the case,
> they will provide floating buoys around the works, signage up and
> downstream and bankmen up and down stream to let river users know what is
> occurring. Please cooperate with them to pass safely through the works.
>
> From Monday 16th September - Friday 20th September and Monday 23rd
> September - Friday 27th September, 08:00-18:00, the river will need to be
> completely closed to all traffic at some times. When this is the case, they will
> provide a boom across the river with signage denoting the river is closed,
> plus signage further up and downstream and banksmen up and downstream to
> let people know what is occurring. They will not be fully closing the river
> past 18.00 nor before 08.00, however there may be 50% navigation
> restrictions outside those times, as well as between 08:00 and 18:00 (when
> the river isn?t closed completely), in which case they?ll have the same
> provisions as the 50% closure above. Again please cooperate with the
> banksmen to pass through safely when not completely closed.
>
> They assure us that River closures will be kept to a minimum at all times.
>
> We?ll keep you up to date with any schedule changes that may occur as soon
> as we hear about them.
>
> Best wishes,
> Conor
>
>
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From conor at cucbc.org  Mon Sep 16 12:05:02 2019
From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess)
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:05:02 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Railway Bridge Navigation Restriction -
 September
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References: <4ed818ea-5248-4271-b033-7a4a248411cf@Spark>
 <e8112078-6216-429c-adca-697eef9b4964@Spark>
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Dear all,

Further communications with the contractors have made it clear that they
basically expect the river to be fully closed Monday 23rd September -
Friday 27th September and Monday 30th September - Friday 4th October, from
08:00-18:00 on each of those days (and not just some of the time in those
windows). It also looks like this could extend to the 7th and 8th October
(they expect to complete the works on the 4th, but not to finish removing
all of their pontoons and equipment etc. until the following week).

This obviously presents an issue for any clubs planning training sessions
for those days, so if you are looking to hit the ground running on
Michaelmas training, I'd suggest you do so during the weekend of the 5th
and 6th. You'll still be able to get tubs and novices etc. out between
Jesus Lock and Chesterton footbridge, but this obviously isn't ideal for
senior outings.

Hopefully this will be the last update I have to send about this, but I
wouldn't hold your breath...

Conor

On Fri, 13 Sep 2019 at 11:43, Conor Burgess <conor at cucbc.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> **Captains: Please ensure this message reaches everyone in your club who
> is training on the Cam before the start of Michaelmas term.**
>
> We've just heard from the contractors - everything is basically one week
> behind schedule, so all dates move back by one week (this won't be a
> surprise to anyone who's been on the river this week and noticed the lack
> of navigation restrictions!). Hopefully there won't be any further delays
> and they will complete the works requiring a navigation restriction on
> Friday 4th October, before Michaelmas term rowing starts to ramp up that
> weekend, but we'll let you know if that changes. Updated info at the end of
> this email.
>
> Best wishes,
> Conor
>
>
> *From Monday 16th September - Friday 20th September, 08:00-18:00, expect
> the river to be partially closed to 50% of its width. When this is the
> case, they will provide floating buoys around the works, signage up and
> downstream and bankmen up and down stream to let river users know what is
> occurring. Please cooperate with them to pass safely through the works.*
>
> *From Monday 23rd September - Friday 27th September and Monday 30th
> September - Friday 4th October, 08:00-18:00, the river will need to be
> completely closed to all traffic at some times. When this is the case,
> they will provide a boom across the river with signage denoting the river
> is closed, plus signage further up and downstream and banksmen up and
> downstream to let people know what is occurring. They will not be fully
> closing the river past 18.00 nor before 08.00, however there may be 50%
> navigation restrictions outside those times, as well as between 08:00 and
> 18:00 (when the river isn?t closed completely), in which case they?ll have
> the same provisions as the 50% closure above. Again please cooperate with
> the bankmen to pass through safely when not completely closed.*
>
>
> On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 at 14:21, Conor Burgess <conor at cucbc.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> *Captains: Please ensure this message reaches everyone in your club who
>> is training on the Cam before the start of Michaelmas term.*
>>
>> We?ve received further details from the contractors carrying out the
>> works at the Railway Bridge for the new Chisholm Trail Bridge. They expect
>> to start carrying out piling from the bank from 2nd September. This will
>> not impact navigation initially.
>>
>> From Monday 9th September - Friday 13th September, 08:00-18:00, expect
>> the river to be partially closed to 50% of its width. When this is the
>> case, they will provide floating buoys around the works, signage up and
>> downstream and bankmen up and down stream to let river users know what is
>> occurring. Please cooperate with them to pass safely through the works.
>>
>> From Monday 16th September - Friday 20th September and Monday 23rd
>> September - Friday 27th September, 08:00-18:00, the river will need to be
>> completely closed to all traffic at some times. When this is the case, they will
>> provide a boom across the river with signage denoting the river is closed,
>> plus signage further up and downstream and banksmen up and downstream to
>> let people know what is occurring. They will not be fully closing the river
>> past 18.00 nor before 08.00, however there may be 50% navigation
>> restrictions outside those times, as well as between 08:00 and 18:00 (when
>> the river isn?t closed completely), in which case they?ll have the same
>> provisions as the 50% closure above. Again please cooperate with the
>> banksmen to pass through safely when not completely closed.
>>
>> They assure us that River closures will be kept to a minimum at all times.
>>
>> We?ll keep you up to date with any schedule changes that may occur as
>> soon as we hear about them.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Conor
>>
>>
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From conor at cucbc.org  Sun Sep 29 14:48:05 2019
From: conor at cucbc.org (Conor Burgess)
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 15:48:05 +0100
Subject: [CUCBC Captains] Railway Bridge Navigation Restriction - October
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Dear all,

*Captains: Please ensure this message reaches everyone in your club who is
training on the Cam in the next two weeks.*

Unfortunately the contractor's schedule for the works under the Railway
Bridge has slipped again (in fairness, mainly due to delays which are out
of their hands). Anyone who's been on the river this week will have
experienced the 50% navigation restriction which has been in place so far
(and which continues today).

However, starting tomorrow, Monday 30th September, full river closures will
be in place from 08:00 to 18:00 every day until (and including) Friday 4th
October. During the full closures, there will be bankmen on the towpath to
warn anyone approaching the obstruction. Outside those hours (i.e. between
18:00 and 08:00), the river will be restricted to 50% of its width. There
was some miscommunication around the provision of bankmen at night in the
original communications, but the contractors have now confirmed that they
will also be present between the hours of 06:00 - 08:00 and 18:00 - 21:00
to assist with traffic passing through the obstruction.

If you wish to row outside the hours of 08:00 - 18:00, crews heading
downstream in particular will have very little view of what is coming
upstream until the last second, so please proceed slowly and cautiously at
all times, and utilise the better viewpoint of the bankmen and your bank
parties to get through safely. The towpath will remain open throughout
these works, so any colleges with training camps this week should be able
to land upstream of the booms across the river and walk their boat around
the obstruction. Please be prepared for the challenge of returning the boat
to the water from the high banks on the long reach though.

At the end of the works on Friday 4th October, the pontoon will be moved to
be moored at the Pike & Eel carpark, where it will remain until Monday 7th
October. I've been told that we can expect to learn more tomorrow (Monday
30th Sept) about what will be happening during the W/C 7th October, so
expect more news from me in the next few days. For now, if you avoid
planning senior outings for the 7th and 8th October, you might be able to
avoid some disappointment.

Best wishes,
Conor
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