Amongst the many items discussed at the March Exec meeting, progress on the Melksham Link is now being made; we expect definitive news in the near future.  Peter Scatchard, a long-standing Trust member who has taken over as Chair of the E Vale & Abingdon Branch, has produced a ten-year plan.  It was accepted at the Exec and will be incorporated into some Trust-wide strategic planning that is already being developed.  All this is so that as soon as Covid restrictions, finance through fundraising (see elsewhere) and personnel resources permit, the Trust can get on with the restoration which is its main purpose.  

 

The Dragonfly team is also getting ready to do refresher training for all its skippers & crew; this training will apply to The Mary Archard and other boats as they become available and will incorporate annual refreshers to keep everyone up to date.

 

Work on the website continues; Martin Stubbs is currently working on combining all the Trust's websites, resulting in more information becoming available and more easily.