Always room for more skills and talent !

There has been quite a stir of excitement about the prospects for the Peterborough Arms becoming a viable pub and restaurant alongside the proposed visitor centre and restored canal. It will be a long haul from here to there so the Trust is urgently seeking to put together a team led by a project manager with suitable skills to mastermind the scheme. If you think you might be interested, or have other skills to offer, please contact Chris or Kath. There is an open meeting about the next steps for the scheme on Monday 4th August at 7pm in the Civic Centre at Royal Wootton Bassett-please come along and find out more.

The Trust Council of Management met on Tuesday and unusually will meet again next Saturday to consider proposals for a Special Purpose delivery company to carry out major construction projects.
The Trust has been without a Chairman for a long time now and the strain is starting to tell on the other directors - do you know someone who could fill this important role?

Last week Ainscough Strategic Land held two public meetings/exhibitions about their plans for part of the proposed Eastern Villages in Swindon. A number of the Trust team attended and further meetings are planned to discuss design opportunities to build the canal as part of the development.

If you are a Trust Member you will have received the latest copy of Dragonfly - congratulations to the new editorial and production team.

As part of my role with Wiltshire Council I attended the Cotswold Canals Partnership meeting last week. It was good to hear of the continuing progress in and around Stroud.

Ken