Tony Turner (left) and John Elliot were hard at work at Woodmill on October 17 clearing the sluice following a high tide and storms.

 

Once opened, water was allowed to escape beneath it, and the river that can be seen in our other pictures (click the read more link) that had washed over the footpath in Riverside Park began to recede. “Good experienced and knowledgeable men with a difficult job,” said our photographer Ann MacGillivray.

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Ann MacGillivray for these photos.