Thomastown Rodeo Cancelled
But as the water level dropped following the high waters of 2 or 3 weeks ago the force of the water tore the River Left arm of the wier apart. The debris litters the area around the hole it is no longer possible for us to host an event there.
We were aware of the possibility of further damage to the wier by high water but had little time to affect any change. As a result of the extensitve damage it is no longer possible for us to host the event in Thomastown and have had to cancelled the event.
Sorry to all those who were eagerly anticipating the event. We will however be contacting Kilkenny County Council shortly to inform them of the situation. The wier not only served as a local play spot for paddlers but it also services the water wheel of Grennans Mill. We are unaware of the impact the damage to the wier has had to its operations. But we are hoping this coupled with the popularity of the site for paddling will encourage the council to act. We will keep you all informed of any further details.
We will post a few phtos of the wier here shortly. Caution is advised when paddling in and around the wier.
Again Sorry
yours
WITKC
I was their today and half the wier is gone so pretty much most of the river left hand side the whole area has changed and two nice wave/hole fetures were their the only question is depth and wats under the water pics to follow
I emailed Brian to take it off the events calendar. Maybe he left it up with the cancellation post so people would see it is cancelled. But just incase not we would like to remind everyone that the event is cancelled! Dont turn up for a competition in thomastown this saturday.
We were at the wier on sunday for the first time since the floods. A 15-20 metre section of the river left arm is burst through the rubble lies everywhere. Where the arm used to be there is a small wave and further down there is a short hole in the middle of the river behind a large submerged piece of what was the wier.you can play on both at the level at the moment but not much, they might be better in high water but things will tend to change alot if the high water moves anything.
If the level drops more it will just be a wet boulder garden.! We will stick up a few videos later in the week.
mikef
