Wilts & Berks Canal Archives

Dave Maloney, second from left and fellow volunteers in front of the restored canal at Pewsham, with some of the new equipment funded by Chippenham Borough Lands Charity. PHOTO: JUSTIN GUY

Canal restoration boosted by Borough Lands grant

January 10, 2022 Mark Lancaster News

GRATEFUL volunteers have received a welcome boost to their efforts to restore a former waterway.The Melksham, Chippenham & Calne branch of the Wilts & Berks

Branch chairman Dave Maloney, front with chainsaw and fellow volunteers clearing the former Wilts & Berks Canal at Green Lane Farm east of Chippenham. PHOTO: JUSTIN GUY

Canal revealed for first time in a century

September 14, 2021 Mark Lancaster News, Volunteering

HARDWORKING volunteers are rediscovering a former waterway which has been hidden for more than a century. The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is clearing a