It was great to see on the Friends
& Volunteers Facebook site participation from local scout groups in
planting new trees, donated by the Woodland Trust, at Pewsham. It is an unfortunate fact that some mature trees have to removed as
part of the restoration, but the really
good news is that the Canal Trust team replace each one removed with at least
ten saplings. The team appreciate
that this is a short term loss but view
the Wilts & Berks Canal as a project delivering habitat for at least the next 200 years.
The big news was the launch last
Thursday of the urgent funding appeal for the Studley Grange project http://bit.ly/1w23LrJ . A major funder has agreed to match £ for £ funding raised by the
Trust. The first few days have seen donations pass £1,000
so we hope we are well on the way to the £25k required to start urgent
preliminary works on the project, including carrying out urgent clearance work.
The week ahead is very busy with a number of important meetings.
On Wednesday a presentation is being
made by consultants MRG to some of the Melksham Link stakeholders, showing the
proposed landscape and land use. On the
same theme, there are a series of meetings this week on the Business Plan
underlying the Melksham Link.
On Thursday there is the quarterly
meeting of the Wiltshire Swindon and Oxfordshire Canal Partnership where
one of the important topics will be an
update on the canal as part of the Swindon Eastern Development proposals.
On Friday a number of the team are
visiting Wichelstowe to look at specific issues around the canal and the
proposed Wichelstowe Link project.
Ken Oliver
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