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Donald & Beano, I got a phone call back from an official of the Council in Belfast. He told me he would be getting onto Lisburn Council; however, he did waffle on about money being tight. I pointed out that the state of the Lagan was also a Health & Safety issue. Children could be tempted to try and walk on these weeds as they look so solid, but underneath lies a deep, dark and treacherous river. I haven't received any phone calls from Lisburn Council yet, but I'll let you know what happens. Sad state of affairs, especially for the beautiful swans who can do nothing about their plight.
Hi Ann about the towpath Belfast and Lisburn councils have nothing to do with the towpath the people you are looking for are the rivers agency on the old hillsborough road 
Anna, thanks for looking in. As a matter of fact, a Rivers yellow vehicle was on the towpath on the day we were down. I stopped the van and spoke to the driver about the state of the river. His reply, with a grin, was, "All it needs is a good flood".!!!!!!!
Since ten I have had e mails from the Council and Wildlife Protecction, who say they are "looking into the matter".
Ann,
Get on to Buckingham Palace, the swans are the Queen,s property ,she will make a call as an animal lover.
Pat
This is the reply I received re my complaints about the Lagan.
Re: River Lagan at Hilden.
"Thank you for your e mail received by this office dated 19th October 2017 regarding the above. From a drainage aspect my comments are as follows.
The River Lagan is designated under the terms of Drainage (NI) Order 1973 which is on a watercourse programme. Any maintenance carried out by the department is only done to ensure the free flow of water within the waterourse. The area in which you speak of is part of the disused canal and is therefore outside the department's remit.
As the disused canal is not designated the maintenance responsibility lies solely with the riparian land owners".
It's a case of "pass the buck". No mention of the swans either.
Such a pity,a beautiful stretch from Lisburn to Shaw,s Bridge walk. The disused canal with the Overfalls (which were gushing merrily last wend) deserves to be cleaned too.
Maybe concerned young people or an organiser would volunteer to work on it. Happens to old waterways here for tourist purposes.
Pat
