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Title: Restored Herefordshire and Gloucestershire canal section opened Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 01, 2012, 17:59:37 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-19442971):
Quote (http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/62617000/jpg/_62617113_showingoverflowweirasitfills-goodone.jpg) Members of the canal 's trust restored the section at Vineyard Hill as part of an ongoing project to reinstate the entire 34 mile (55km) waterway. A newly restored section of canal near Gloucester has been officially opened. A flotilla of boats travelled along a one-mile stretch of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal. Members of the canal's trust restored the section at Vineyard Hill as part of an ongoing project to reinstate the entire 34-mile (55km) waterway. Waterways enthusiasts Prunella Scales and Timothy West unveiled a plaque to mark the opening on Sunday. Spokesperson Natasha Turney said: "A mile doesn't seem that much but every little bit helps. The whole aim is to restore the full 34 miles. This leads us a little bit closer to that aim." A project to fully restore the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal started in the 1980s. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |