New Gates for Lion Salt Works

The final piece of painting to our front gates was completed this lunchtime, with the Lion Salt Works lettering being picked out in white.

Lionel Visits End of Enabling Works

Lionel was on holiday last week so has only just been able to upload his visit to the Lion Salt Works to meet the William Anelay's team on 5th November before they left site.
He was able to pose for pictures and walk around the site and see how it has changed over the previous 15 weeks.
Some before and after views will be posted in the next few days.
Cheshire West and Chester Council will hold meeting at the end of November to establish how the project to restore the whole site will be taken forward.

WEEK 15 - Day 59 End of Enabling Works

Today is the last main work day of the Enabling Works. We still have a few tidying up jobs to complete, but William Anelays Ltd will hand back the site to Cheshire West and Chester Council on Monday 9 November 2009.
Lionel is on holiday from today but will post updates on his return. In particular look out for the new entrance gates.
Many thanks to all our contractors and sub-contractors for helping the work programme be completed. It was a daunting task but has been completed with grateful thanks and appreciation. Lionel would also like to extend a special thank you to Site Manager, David Marsh who kept everything running smoothly, on time and with great humour and dedication to achieving a first rate job. A full list of all who participated in these Enabling Works will be posted later.
Thank you.
Despite the rain on this morning we got a great send off with a rainbow over the Brine Tank. We all look forward to starting Phase 2 - the full restoration works - in 2010.

WEEK 15 - Day 58 Views from the Garden

Most of the contractor's work today has been all about moving plant and machinery off site. This extended into the early evening dusk now that the hour has changed as we move from summer time to winter. We also made further preparations for the erection of our entrance gates. Meanwhile Sue, Isabel and Tim have been continuing the preparations for our Butterfly Garden, which helps us look forward to next spring when the main garden planting will take place - and we hope to be able to make a firm announcement about the timetable for the full restoration works.

The garden will feature buddlias in partnership with George Martin and Butterfly Conservation-Peaks and Plains.

The design is by Sue Beesley and Isabel Brooke with help from Tim

Links : - http://www.lodgelanenursery.co.uk/

The garden is funded through a Landfil Grant donated by ineos-Chlor and administered by the Mersey Forest.