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  • From 1802 to 2026: reservoir’s embankments get a modern fix

    From 1802 to 2026: reservoir’s embankments get a modern fix

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    A £7 million project to strengthen the 200-year-old embankments at Wilstone Reservoir, Hertfordshire, is complete. THE 14-month programme of statutory safety works at the reservoir near Tring, required under the Reservoir Act, included driving 1400 steel piles into the structure’s 1350m-long embankments to strengthen them. Built in 1802 to supply water to the Grand Union…

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  • Back to Braunston: Pete Waterman to open 2026 rally

    Back to Braunston: Pete Waterman to open 2026 rally

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    Legendary music mogul Pete Waterman will officially open this year’s Braunston Marina Rally & Canal Festival at the helm of narrowboat President. THE 1980s pop icon and prolific steam enthusiast will return to the marina on June 27 and 28 for the famous rally, back for its 22nd year. Sponsored by Towpath Talk, it is…

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