Hi & welcome!
This is a new blog which I hope will keep
you up to date up with
progress on the restoration of the Wilts & Berks Canal .
It was good to meet many members of the Trust on Saturday at the AGM. If you
were there I hope you had the opportunity to look at the new
canal. . You will have noticed that the water level is somewhat below
normal at present . Swindon Borough Council are about to hand over operation of
this section of the canal and as part of the planned early works
the Trust's engineering team are intending to address this issue as a
priority.
This week I have been working on further plans to attract funding for
the Melksham Link and on Thursday I will be working with Project Manager Paul
Lenaerts to plan the scheduling of the many tasks that still need to be
carried.
Today I took part in the weekly conference call with Kath Hatton &
Chris Coyle. This new blog is the result of our resolve to make it easier
for anyone who is interested to find out what is happening with the very
fast moving Wilts & Berks project. The Dauntsey Lock Canal
Centre featured heavily in todays discussion. It is very
encouraging to see over £6000 already donated.
Tomorrow is the deadline for a funding request to build the new slipway at
Melksham . Martin Stubbs has been collating a huge amount of information
. Wednesday is also the next meeting to progress negotiations on access to the
canal at Dauntsey.
I would be very interested to know your reaction to this blog and what
other information you might like to see. Email canals@wiltshire.gov.uk
Ken Oliver
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