Welcome to the October 2022 edition of On The Button

An urgent appeal - Funding to acquire Uffington Gorse

Uffington Gorse comprises 9 acres of accessible mature woodland and 200m of the Wilts & Berks canal. It is located about 1km to the east of Uffington village, close to the eastern boundary of our West Vale branch.

Click below to see full details of the appeal

Extension of the Wilts & Berks Canal at Wichelstowe

Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes in partnership with Swindon Borough Council, Wichelstowe LLP, has submitted a planning application for a new stretch of canal including a continuous pedestrian connection and other ecological improvements.

Click below to see more details and view the video

Widening of slipway at Pewsham

Recent work at Pewsham has seen us widening the towpath and slipway to make it easier to launch our boat The Mary Archard

Shrivenham Canal Park Murals

New murals have been installed in Canal Park

200 Club

Applications are now open for 200 Club 2023. Each ticket costs £20 and can be purchased online at https://www.wbct.org.uk/get-involved/200club or using the paper form which can be downloaded here.

The October draw has taken place. The winning tickets were:   1st prize = 104   2nd prize = 114   3rd prize = 19

The winning ticket numbers for 2020, 2021 and 2022 can be found at https://www.wbct.org.uk/get-involved/200club
 

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