Melksham shoppers have been thanked for supporting the restoration of a former waterway.
The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust was one of the latest beneficiaries
of the Waitrose Community Matters scheme which offers £1,000 to local
charities each month.
Shoppers at the Bath Road store receive a token at the checkout and then choose which of three good causes they want to support.
The Canal Trust received £650 from one of the recent collections.
The cheque was presented to Brian De’ath of the Melksham, Chippenham & Calne branch by Waitrose branch manager Chris Smith.
Brian said: “We are sincerely grateful for this generous donation from Waitrose and its customers.
“The impressive sum is yet another sign that the restoration campaign
is attracting growing support from the local community and more people
are aware of what we’re trying to achieve.
“The money will be used to support the Melksham Food & River
Festival over the weekend of September 5-6th, allowing the creation of
a temporary landing stage for the Canal Trust to run boat trips
throughout the event.”
Chris said: “Each month we donate £1,000 between three local good causes chosen by our customers.
“They receive a green token at the checkout which they can place in the
box of the good cause they’d most like to support – the more tokens a
cause gets, the bigger donation they receive.
“We hope the money given to the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust will help
the restoration campaign and we look forward to the day when
narrowboats might be mooring near our store.”
Anyone interesting in finding out more about the canal trust, or in volunteering, please visit the website www.melkshamwaterway.org.uk
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