01/04/2026
Severn Trent have advised us that we have an underground water leak on our water supply pipe somewhere between our scout hall building in Newtown and the Severn Trent stop tap in the public footway, and informed us thst we must get the leak fixed as soon as possible.
We have dug some trial holes by hand to try to locate the leak, but the ground is incredibly hard to dig and we have had no luck so far trying to find the route of our supply pipe or the underground leak.
As a local charity our scout group is operated entirely by unpaid volunteers. We are trying not to have to make a claim on our property insurance which will increase our insurance premium, or having to spend a lot of money hiring in a contractor with a mini digger to replace the leaking water pipe, as we would prefer to spend what money we have on scouting activities and equipment for the benefit of the our scouts instead.
So, we were wondering if there are any kind hearted people out there with a mini digger and a stihl saw who are willing to come along and excavate a trench for us to install a replacement supply pipe.
If you can help us out, please email Chris our Group Scout Leader at [email protected]
