Wilts & Berks Canal Trust volunteer Howard Yardy has been shortlisted for the BBC Radio Wiltshire Make A Difference Awards.
Category: Canal Restorations
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A 200-year-old aqueduct gets a new lease of life in Swindon
Swindon Borough Council is renovating the historic Westleaze Aqueduct beside Skew Bridge, safeguarding a 200-year-old canal structure for decades to come.
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New life at Staveley Basin: The Moorings opens its doors
A new waterside development on the Chesterfield Canal at Staveley Basin has welcomed its first business tenants, part of the wider Staveley Town Deal.
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Two days, nine volunteers: JLR’s team build with LHCRT
Jaguar Land Rover's Asset Management team spent two days volunteering with the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust around Darnford Moors and Fosseway.
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Darnford Moors closes for a fortnight as new canal walls go up
Darnford Moors Ecology Park shuts from 17 July to 2 August 2026 while WRG volunteers build the next stretch of the Lichfield Canal.
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Ten in a row: Hollingwood Hub flies the Green Flag again
Hollingwood Hub, home of the Chesterfield Canal Trust, has landed a Green Flag Award for the tenth year running — one of a record 2,391 top green spaces recognised across the UK this year.
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Braunston Marina’s £200 gift caps a record-breaking rally
Braunston Marina has donated £200 to the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust after one of the best-attended Braunston Historic Narrowboat Rallies in years.
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It all starts with volunteers: celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2026
The Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust marked Volunteers' Week 2026 with a heartfelt thank-you to the people behind every metre of restored canal.
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Water at last: Gallows Reach hits an 85-metre milestone
Volunteers at Gallows Reach have finished 85 metres of new canal and put the first water into it — another big step toward re-watering the Lichfield Canal.
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An appeal to fund the gates of the Keith Ayling Lock
There is a fitting tribute taking shape at Hartington this year. A new lock, built as part of the Staveley Town Deal restoration, is to be named the Keith Ayling Lock — after the man who chaired the Chesterfield Canal…