Headlines for the week ending 30 May

Out and About

Branches

Swindon and Boat Team: Cheque presentation at Waitrose

Rod Bluh, Chairman of WBCT received the cheque from Waitrose Wichelstowe store manager Dan Morehead.

Waitrose has donated £7,000 to WBCT as a contribution towards the installation of the landing stage.

Rod Bluh said: “The Trust is delighted to receive this contribution from Waitrose towards this great facility, which has enhanced the canal side at Waitrose Wichelstowe and has allowed many people who visit the store, to access the canal and discover the pleasures of enjoying the canal environment from our trip boat Dragonfly. We are very grateful to Waitrose for their generous contribution, and look forward to working with them again in the future.”

Dragonfly and crew plus Swindon Branch event team were there for the day and kept busy.

NEV Consultation figures in:

Out of the 369 responses sent to SBC, 330 related to the canal and the vast majority of those were from Trust members and supporters.

Fantastic result! Well done everyone.

RWB:  

Good news: 8 cygnets have hatched with our two resident swans as proud parents. 
Suggestions for canal related names for the babies to our facebook page please, and more photos to look at.

MCC: Pewsham HLF Bid

Bid finished and submitted: well done to Val and team! A lot of work, done well and on time.

MCC: Chippenham Folk Festival

Very successful 3 days with stand and Damselfly at this popular event. Many thanks to all who helped including 3 members from F&L Branch. And weren't we lucky with the weather!

WBCT Executive

Strategy and procedures still the focus of much work, including policies and procedures in various Director's portfolios.

Destination Lacock

Results for the funding appeal: 
Total as at 27.05:£32,926 
Keep going:we are getting there!

Find out all about the W&BCT by:

Read “On the Button”, our monthly email newsletter, available on request from the web site and read about us in Dragonfly, our quarterly journal: next issue due out shortly, and look at our web site  (new web site coming soon): www.wbct.org.uk

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