Cllr Pearl Lewis

Next to our banner for the canal restoration

The canal project is moving along swiftly – we are close to finalising the briefing document to present to local authorities, supporters, politicians and donors. We had a membership drive in the town centre on Saturday 11th September, and gained 19 new members. Everyone was very interested to hear about what the Society has been doing and our new campaign ‘The First Million Litres’ that aims to raise the first £75,000 through fundraising, grants and donations so we can put in water the Bourton Mill section of the canal.

Our flooding sub group meets on Wednesday to discuss the Environment Agency’s response to our feedback on their report, which seemed to ignore the flooding problems on the A422. Then the LAF meets on the 23rd September where we are reporting on the canal progress and the flooding sub group’s work. Busy busy!!