MCC Events Committee

Ask people what the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust does and they will say “restore the canal”, which is true, but we do a lot more than just laying bricks and digging mud. We can’t do any of that without volunteers and cash, so in order to acquire both of these; we run a diary of events.

Within the MCC branch we have a highly successful Events committee whose members organise all of these events.

There are three main objectives to running events; to raise public awareness of the canal and what we are doing; to recruit new members; and to raise funds.

There are different types of event that we run, some are annual events that meet all of our objectives, such as the Chippenham Folk Festival and the Melksham Food & River Festival; some are purely non-canal related fund raising, such as race marshalling and a twice yearly quiz; and then there are the fun social events.  And if you want to learn about the canal, then we have members who deliver talks to organisations throughout the area.

MCC Events for 2024

 Quiz Night    - 1st November 2024

 30 teams created a full house at The Neeld Community & Arts Centre in Chippenham for our Autumn Quiz. Congratulations go to team 'Mrs MB & Friends'  (see photo) who after a 3-way tie came out on top. The full table of results are also shown below.

Many thanks to all who attended to what was a very succesful evening that saw us raise aroun £900 all of which will go towards our continuing work of restoring the Wilts & Berks Canal.

 NOTE: During the summer months especially, strong evaporation can markedly reduce water levels despite any rainfall. Boat trips are dependent on the water level in the Canal and will unfortunately have to be cancelled if water levels are too low. A decision will be made a day or two before each Open Day.

 Accessing the Pewsham Locks site:  Unfortunately there is no vehicular Access for the general public. The map below provides details of access. For disabled Access on our Open Days contact our Chair: dave.maloney@wbct.org.uk