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Tree collapses on bridge
Just months after construction finished on the bridge in Haigh Hall a tree has fallen through the railings damaging them
A TRICKY salvage operation will have to be carried out after a tree collapsed onto a bridge at a Wigan beauty spot.
Fortunately there was no-one nearby as the heavy trunk came smashing through the recently installed railings of the span near to Haigh Hall’s plantation gates.
Staff quickly trimmed away branches so that they did not block the bridge, but removal of the bulk of the tree could be a tougher ask.
A spokesman for Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust said: “We will need a tractor to remove the rest of the tree but it isn’t the most accessible of spots.
“But fortunately there is no structural damage to the bridge and the damage to the railings is minimal.”
The Environment Agency carried out improvements to the bridge only a few months ago.
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stm
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 03:49 PMget the council staff who spend all day just riding backwards and forwards over the bridge to clear it up
rockcottage
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:20 PMBeauty spot...in Wigan? Gimme a break...hardly the Trough of Bowland or the Lake District! Ah well, beauty is supposed to be in the eye of the beholder.
martyngibson
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 09:55 AMWho gives?
cowboy
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 07:43 PManybody want to buy any firewood
Mr Good Guy
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 06:06 PMproberly the guys who cut the trees down in the town centre
cowboy
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 04:13 PMa gypsy will cut it up and cart it away for £50.00, nip to little lane or bickershaw gypo site, see the man
cowboy
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 03:56 PMbig job broke out, errrr, 1 man, 1 chain saw, whats hard about that.[ but removal of the bulk of the tree could be a tougher task] heaven help us
thekop89
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 03:09 PMi love trees...
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