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LANCASTER CANAL RESTORATION UPDATE
NW/077/03
3 June 2003
Restoration of the Lancaster Canal’s
Northern Reaches will come under the spotlight at a public talk at Lancaster
Town Hall on Wednesday 18 June. |
Starting at 7.30pm, the evening will outline
plans for the ambitious £50 million project and British Waterways manager
Debbie Lumb will provide an update on progress towards restoration. Northern
Reaches Restoration Group partners, will be available to answer questions.
The event is free and all are welcome.
The project involves restoring the final 14½
mile (25km) Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal from Tewitfield, north
of Carnforth, to Kendal. The popular canal was effectively blocked in the
1960s by the construction of the M6 which severed the waterway in three
places.
An independent study predicts the canal’s
restoration will bring huge benefits to north Lancashire and south Cumbria,
including more than 800 new jobs, new marinas, £45 million new private
investment and an extra £21 million visitor income. |
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Notes to editors
The Northern Reaches Restoration Group aims to
restore the Lancaster Canal to Canal Head, Kendal, and comprises of nine
partners - The Lancaster Canal Trust, Lancashire County Council, Lancaster
City Council, Cumbria County Council, South Lakeland District Council,
Kendal Town Council, The Inland Waterways Association, British Waterways and
The Waterways Trust.
For further information please contact:
Lynn Pegler Communications Manager British Waterways North West
01606 723866 or 07710 175017
email
lynn.pegler@britishwaterways.co.uk
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