Christleton Parish Council has arranged for 2000 tons of sediment to be removed from Christleton Pit - the Village Pond. The sediment mainly leaf litter in origin has accumulated over many years and has reduced the clear water depth to the extent that overheating and a loss of absorbed oxygen is likely in warm weather, with the resultant loss of water quality and wildlife.

The Pit was certainly in existence in 1737 as a source of clay for brickmaking, and marl for improving the texture of the land for farming. It is now probably the best known feature of the village and a wonderful local amenity.
 
The work is being carried out by Blue Boar Contracts, a company based in Rugby. Due to the large size of the Pit, Blue Boar are using an excavator placed on a floating platform- which will transfer the sediment to large floating containers which will be towed to the waters edge. The sediment is then be removed by a second crane to large containers on land, and towed by tractors to be spread on nearby farmland by kind permission of Stuart Arden (Ardens Farmers and Contractors)

The total cost of the scheme is £39,000, the landfill Communities Funds of Waste Recycling Group Ltd have provided the bulk of the funding through the Distributive Environmental Body WREN. There is also support from Mc Cormick Architects, the City and Parish Councils and local community volunteers.