The Melksham, Calne and Chippenham Branch
of the
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust
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Press Releases (in
reverse chronological
order)
2017
March 2017 : Melksham Food and River Festival Preparations Simmering Away Nicely
February 2017 : Kids enjoy canal-themed workshop at Chippenham Museum
2016
November 2016 : Ale, Cider and Sausage Festival - another success
November 2016 : Celebrities visit Pewsham Locks, Filming for Channel 5 show
June 2016 :
HEROES' RETURN TO THE WILTS & BERKS
2015
December 2015 :
AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF CANAL VOLUNTEERS
November 2015 :
LIVING WATERWAYS AWARDS
November 2015 : ALE FESTIVAL GOES WITH A BANG(er
September 2015 :
TWO FESTIVALS COMBINE WITH STUNNING SUCCESS
July 2015 :
HEROIC
VOLUNTEERS
EFFORT, 220-YEAR OLD CULVERT REBUILT
June 2015 : NEW CHAIRMAN AT TH
E HELM OF LOCAL CANAL RESTORATION CAMPAIGN
May 2015 : CANAL CAMPAIGNER PRAISES “FANTASTIC” LOCAL VOLUNTEERS
May 2015 : TWELFTH 10-MILE WALK UNCOVERS SNIPPETS OF HISTORY
April 2015 : ALL THAT JAZZ WITH 4+1
April 2015 : £3,000 RAISED AT AUCTION FOR WBCT
March 2015 : LOCAL SCOUT GROUP AND CANAL VOLUNTEERS JOIN FORCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT
March 2015 : ROYAL DONATION IS JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF AUCTION LOTS
March 2015 : WAITROSE SUPPORTS CANAL RESTORATION CAMPAIGN
February 2015 : CANAL VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE CHARITY AWARD
February 2015 : MUD, MUD, GLORIOUS MUD!
2014
November 2014 : WBCT AWARDED £50,000 FOR WILDLIFE TRAIL
November 2014 : WBCT MAKING WAVES ON LOCAL WATERWAYS
October 2014 : NEW CANAL OFFER AMBITIOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MELKSHAM
October 2014 : CANAL TRUST MAKING WAVES ON LOCAL WATERWAYS
September 2014 : FINNEGAN'S WAKE
August 2014 : Melksham's River Avon plays host to River Festival
June 2014 : INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE CENTRE COMES TO LIFE WITH HELP FROM HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND GRANT
June 2014 : PEWSHAM LOCKS WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE FOR CENTENARY EVENT
June 2014 : NEW STUDY REVEALS POTENTIAL MULTI-MILLION POUND BOOST IF FORMER CANAL IS BROUGHT BACK THROUGH MELKSHAM
April 2014: RIVERSIDE BOARDS SHOW PROPOSED ROUTE OF NEW CANAL
March 2014 : CANAL WALK PROMISES TO BE BEST YET
February 2014 : HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND GRANT WILL CELEBRATE "HIDDEN GEM" OF FORMER WATERWAY
2013
December 2013 : TRIPLE TRIUMPH FOR CANAL VOLUNTEERS
October 2013 : TRUST VOLUNTEER FEATURED IN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
August 2013 : CANAL CAMPAIGN BOOSTED BY SPONSORED WALK
July 2013
: WET WEATHER FAILS TO DAMPEN SPIRITS OF CANAL VOLUNTEERS
June 2013 : TV PRESENTER PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON CANAL CAMPAIGN
June 2013
: FUNDS FLOOD IN FOR CANAL CAMPAIGN
April 2013 : SPONSORED WALK WILL CELEBRATE A DECADE OF DONATIONS
April 2013 : ‘ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’ TO AID CANAL CAMPAIGN
March 2013 : GRANTS GIVE BOOST TO CANAL CAMPAIGN
March 2013 : CANAL TRUST OFFERS NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR PEWSHAM LOCK
February 2013 : NEW BOOK REVEALS HISTORY OF MELKSHAM CANAL
January 2013 : INTERNATIONAL PRAISE FOR CANAL TRUST VOLUNTEER
January 2013 : PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR CANAL VOLUNTEER
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