Tuesday 29 September 2015

A quiet week!


Probably reflecting late summer/early autumn weather, this week has been relatively  quiet  both in terms of meetings and actions.

The final revision for the notice of the AGM has now been sent to all WBCT members  and we are trying to finalise arrangements  for the day (Sat Oct 17th) . The site visit to the work at Studley Grange is proving particularly challenging and we will not be able to finally confirm what is possible until the day . If you  have seen the pictures regularly  posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wiltsberkscanal you will know that  the infill being removed  is clay and when wet  is almost impossible to walk on and stay upright!. So the working plan is that  if by some miracle it stays dry  then we will be able to get on the towpath but otherwise  it will be viewing from either end of the works.

Kate Jones has been starting to meet local groups to ‘recruit’ volunteers to carry out the planting when the main works are completed


Just another reminder from Kath to please get busy selling the draw tickets and to get money and counterfoils back to her as soon as possible before the  AGM.


The Vale of White Horse Local Plan Enquiry started last week  but listening to the opening session it is going to be quite some time before canals take to that stage . The main discussions and arguments are all about housing numbers- how many & where!


We were pleased to welcome the new Foxham & Lyneham Branch Chairman Ian Gilbert to the Seven Locks project meeting where Sheila Wade agreed to  pick up the planning and other issues to start to progress work again.


Finally little by little the Environment Statement for the Melksham Link is now being assembled by the consultants Nicholas Pearson Associates who believe that the work will be completed in November.

 

Ken Oliver

 

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