OUT AND ABOUT
Derek Flexer has met with Branch
Chairs, ResCom and other key contributors to explore ideas around how to
structure his team. Plus discussions with Andrew Matters: – their two teams
need to work together like jigsaw pieces. Progress on the local maintenance plans (LMPs)with the
Branches. DF spent a delightfully sunny Good Friday morning being shown all the
work in the Foxham & Lyneham area.
New office at
Peterborough Arms visited by many in the Trust and by passers-by: Kath Hatton reports all looking very good, with Ann
and Justine settling in well. Lovely setting on a sunny day.
The new contact details are: Wilts & Berks Canal Trust, Dauntsey
Lock Canal Centre, Dauntsey Lock, CHIPPENHAM, Wiltshire SN15 4HD Tel: 0845 226 8567 Office hours remain the same.
Wednesday was the last working day for Kate Jones, our
project leader for Studley Wildlife Trail. She is going off to Camp
America for the summer to look after 10-14 year olds. Work on the trail
will continue, just waiting for it all to dry out.
Draft action
plan for the Heritage Lottery Fund bid for Pewsham Locks has been sent to the Development Officer
at HLF South-West for her comments. A massive amount of work done by the MCC
team and special thanks to Val Melville.
Top Lock at Pewsham
almost ready for work to start. £20,000 funding from Chippenham Area Board now
received.
Good productive meeting
with Canal and River Trust regarding PR for the Pewsham Locks project.
Land Team meeting with
very comprehensive mapping information produced by Martin Stubbs: a great deal
of important work going on here.
First meeting held with Peter Brett Associates to start work on Oxfordshire Biodiversity study.
CIOB AGM in Bristol: attended
by John Laverick and Sheila Wade. Good talks on canal structures. Useful
contacts made.
Dragonfly busy with
trippers over Easter. Rain never stops play!
Sack House, Wantage Wharf open again for 2016: First and third Wednesdays and Saturdays in the month, from 10 am to 2 pm. Lots of history, great photos and a warm welcome. Well worth a visit.
Sack House, Wantage Wharf open again for 2016: First and third Wednesdays and Saturdays in the month, from 10 am to 2 pm. Lots of history, great photos and a warm welcome. Well worth a visit.
REQUESTS
Still looking for great photos of people and wildlife for
the new web site: Contact Sheila Wade: sheila.wade@wbct.org.uk
Don’t forget the online consultation survey for Pewsham Locks: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/63KKLDN
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