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The Wantage Big Dig of 1991. Vintage Video collection
In 1991 The Big Dig was done by WRG for the 21st anniversary celebration. Up to 1000 people attended.
Many years on these sites are still enjoyed by the community.
WRG are still going strong and are back to WBCT in October of 2024.
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The Small and Wonderful Sack House Museum In Wantage.
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In the heart of Wantage is a wonderful building steeped in history! See link below: www.wbct.org.uk/our-enthusiasts/east-vale Music by: www.bensound.com License code: 1RLERMX61HDQSIAZ update: The Sack House is only open May to September and the Dickensian evening, not every month.
The Melksham Link, Original Video. Building A Modern Canal System For Wiltshire.
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We look back at this original video made in 2013. Though this project has hit many delays, it is still very current and still very much in production! To follow this project and others and pledge your support, visit WWW.WBCT.org.uk
Take a Boat Trip With Us! Dragonfly Swindon Boat Rides. The Wilts & Berks Canal
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Take a boat trip with us. www.wbct.org.uk/enjoy-discover/take-a-boat-trip-with-us Music by: www.bensound.com License code: 1RLERMX61HDQSIAZ Drone footage courtesy of Kyver Ariel Photography (On TH-cam), Please Give him a follow 👍🙌✅
Pewsham Locks From The Air
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A Drones Eye View Of The Beautiful Wilts & Berks Canal at Pewsham Locks, In Stunning 4K Resolution. Gear⚙️ DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust Corporate Work Party
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Volunteers from the LED studio in Swindon, joined us at Pewsham locks for an exciting day of volunteering on the canal.
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust Project Updates with Dave Maloney..
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Dave Maloney expertly talks us through the three main projects being undertaken at Pewsham Locks for the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust.
Narrow Boat Delivery Day Drone Footage. Royal Wootton Bassett receives NonSuch.
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A Wonderful day as Royal Wootton Bassett Branch receives its new trip boat NonSuch. purchased from the Vic Miller legacy and named in memory of his own boat. All footage is courtesy of channel @CourtAboveTheCut of which we are grateful.
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust Owl Boxes and Path Clearing on The Pudding Brook Section.
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Installing new Owl Boxes on the Pudding brook Section of the Wilts & Berks Canal.. Gear⚙️ GoPro Hero 11 Black GoPro Media Mod
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust Carpenters Workshop Wall Panel Installation Phase 1..
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Installation of the prefabricated wall panels for the carpenters workshop at Pewsham locks.
Hedge Laying At Pewsham Locks With Fiona Rivers..
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An Introduction to Hedge Laying with Fiona Rivers from The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust. Fiona expertly guides us through the process of Hedge Laying, using chain saws and hand tools.. Gear Used ⚙️ GoPro Hero 11 Black with Media Mod Links 🔗 www.wbct.org.uk/ www.wbct.org.uk/get-involved/join www.wbct.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer The theory behind laying a hedge is easy. The practice is much harder...
A North Wilts Ramble. We explore unrestored sections of the North Wilts Canal.
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In this slightly different style video, Swindon Branch Chair and guest Stephen from Court Above the Cut, explore the yet unrestored sections of the North Wilts Canal. The very northern section adjacent to Mouldon Hill country park had restoration done around the millennium, including a rebuilt lock. The Moredon sections have had no restoration. To pledge your support of our work, you can see al...
Uffington Gorse Walk Through Update. West Vale Branch
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Uffington Gorse In 2022, with the generous support of Trust members & grants, the WBCT purchased a 987 year lease on land to the north-east of Uffington. Marked on maps as Uffington Gorse, but known locally as Fox Covert. The area comprises over 9 acres of mixed-tree, amenity woodland and, as its western boundary, 200 metres of the historic line of the Wilts & Berks Canal. It is owned by the Wo...
BBC Points West interview. 13th January 2024 Canal Coffer Dam Westleaze Swindon
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BBC Points West interview. 13th January 2024 Canal Coffer Dam Westleaze Swindon
Pewsham Locks Carpenters Workshop Featuring Dave Maloney..
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Pewsham Locks Carpenters Workshop Featuring Dave Maloney..
Coppicing for nature at Pewsham Locks with Howard Yardy from the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust.
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Coppicing for nature at Pewsham Locks with Howard Yardy from the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust.
Wichelstowe Swindon from the air. New Canal construction planned route.
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Wichelstowe Swindon from the air. New Canal construction planned route.
How a canal gets Dredged. Royal Wootton Bassett branch section at Templars Firs.
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How a canal gets Dredged. Royal Wootton Bassett branch section at Templars Firs.
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust. MCC Branch First Work Party January 2024
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Wilts & Berks Canal Trust. MCC Branch First Work Party January 2024
Introduction to the Wilts Berks Canal by John Henn
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Introduction to the Wilts Berks Canal by John Henn
An introduction to the Wilts & Berks Canal
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An introduction to the Wilts & Berks Canal
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust AGM 2020
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Wilts & Berks Canal Trust AGM 2020
2017 18 review for website
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2017 18 review for website
2017 18 review for AGM
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2017 18 review for AGM
2017 review
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2017 review
Wilts & Berks Canal Audio Trail Templars Firs Royal Wootton Bassett
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Wilts & Berks Canal Audio Trail Templars Firs Royal Wootton Bassett
BBC Wiltshire Restoration Day Part 5
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BBC Wiltshire Restoration Day Part 5
BBC Wiltshire Restoration Day Part 4
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BBC Wiltshire Restoration Day Part 4
BBC Wiltshire Restoration Day Part 3
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BBC Wiltshire Restoration Day Part 3
Wilts & Berks Canal Audio Trail Pewsham Locks
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Wilts & Berks Canal Audio Trail Pewsham Locks

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  • @jean-pierredeclemy7032
    @jean-pierredeclemy7032 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Does it have a supermarket cart and old bike seperator? 😁

  • @NadineWilliamsNadege
    @NadineWilliamsNadege หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just subscribed. Canals are historically important to our atea as well. Lovely tour. ❤ From Buffalo, NY 🦬 Erie Canal Welland Canal Love Canal 😢 Cheers for a lovely Wednesday!

  • @westcountrywanderings
    @westcountrywanderings หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great work Peggy-Sue. Thank you for giving us a tour of the sack house inside. I've always wanted to have a look in here ☺️. Thank you so much for showing us around... That location would have looked amazing when the wharf was in use on the Wantage Arm of the Wilts & Berks. Cheers, Paul

  • @Disblair
    @Disblair 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So, has this all been achieved?

    • @howardwilson5247
      @howardwilson5247 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not yet - although not through want of trying !

  • @wilding-yt
    @wilding-yt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some beautiful shots especially at this time of year. Just shows how lovely the countryside is around there. I must return for a walk there!

  • @westcountrywanderings
    @westcountrywanderings 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great update from the Pewsham site. Lovely work on the dry dock. Interesting to see the galvanised steel supports. Brilliant work as ever. Thank you! Paul.

  • @Swintech42
    @Swintech42 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The old ways are the best ways, great effect minimal tools.... I love the fact that at the end she just climbed into the tree to lay it.

  • @Swintech42
    @Swintech42 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good video, well done guys keep up the good work 👍

  • @Disblair
    @Disblair 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congrats and I hope it brings in some money to your cause.😊😊

  • @mrellis2463
    @mrellis2463 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    not sure the lock is in full working order, looks like it's seen better days to be honest even though it's only 15 years or so old.

    • @wiltsberkscanaltrust
      @wiltsberkscanaltrust 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unfortunately, to keep the lock in best order the wood needed to be kept fully damp. This is done with constant use. Unfortunately the development is linked in (planning and construction) with house construction of which it's being funded by 106 funds. This has been much slower due to the economy. Therefore the lock was not connected up for use. The gates will probably need maintenance. They are still under ownership of the developers at present, as East Wichel has not yet had a handover to the Trust. The time is getting closer and we will assess the gates at that stage.

  • @PaulB-justme
    @PaulB-justme 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hedge laying looks like a (fairly?) easy way to encourage wildlife along the canal side! Thanks for your hard work! 👍

  • @Daytona2
    @Daytona2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks everyone, that was really interesting 👍 If anyone wants to follow it on old maps, The National Library of Scotland has them freely available online.

  • @CourtAboveTheCut
    @CourtAboveTheCut 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome work, I’m looking forward to seeing more of that bridge!

  • @Disblair
    @Disblair 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great to see the update. A few days work with a chain saw should make a big difference.

  • @CourtAboveTheCut
    @CourtAboveTheCut 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wiltshire and Berkshire canal, have a word 😂

  • @Daytona2
    @Daytona2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The person who spotted it deserves credit. Do the council own the canal there then ?

    • @wiltsberkscanaltrust
      @wiltsberkscanaltrust 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, From Kingshill to the edge of the aqueduct. The Swindon work party found the sink hole, during routine inspection. A brilliant team of volunteers 😁

  • @Disblair
    @Disblair 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    CRT not involved?

    • @wiltsberkscanaltrust
      @wiltsberkscanaltrust 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Wilts & Berks Canal is not part of the CRT network.

  • @RetroRatz
    @RetroRatz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done WBCT and SBC. Interesting times ahead 😁

  • @andrewvidler
    @andrewvidler 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super proud to be a volunteer at Pewsham locks.

  • @RetroRatz
    @RetroRatz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a superb venture and huge bonus to the community and the trust! Well done to everyone involved

  • @CourtAboveTheCut
    @CourtAboveTheCut 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done all

  • @wilmal1973
    @wilmal1973 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing work 👍

  • @paulturner7837
    @paulturner7837 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic job done by all. This looks amazing already, will be very interesting to see it in a few years time when it’s fully established

  • @Daytona2
    @Daytona2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good to see 👍 All natural watercourses are wildlife corridors so it makes sense to encourage this as much as possible. But man management can be a two edged sword. I wonder what would happen if the areas were simply left. I guess you'd get a different ecosystem, but not necessarily worse ?

    • @howardyardy1263
      @howardyardy1263 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Left to it itself there would be less diversity - hazels and short lived trees gradually dying off as some have. Few flowers for insects and a lack of tree seedlings. The deer are grazing away most of them. By creating different light levels and spaces, the wood can regenerate. Woodland management takes place in about half of the country’s woodland. We must manage them to keep the flora and fauna that has evolved as a result of man’s management over thousands of years.

  • @westcountrywanderings
    @westcountrywanderings 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was really interesting to see what other restoration and maintenance goes on behind the scenes on the W&B. Very important work to help with biodiversity because of the increased light after coppicing has been carried out. Thank you. Paul

  • @CourtAboveTheCut
    @CourtAboveTheCut 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t wait to see it all open and hope to get on a boat trip as soon as it is!

  • @user-nx7hm7ht1y
    @user-nx7hm7ht1y 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow! What a machine. We'd love to own one of those. Slightly tongue in cheek, would anybody like to make a generous donation to enable us to buy one?!

  • @user-nx7hm7ht1y
    @user-nx7hm7ht1y 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It will be marvellous for the canal to be extended from the Wichelstowe stretch. Exciting times afloat are ahead!

  • @user-nx7hm7ht1y
    @user-nx7hm7ht1y 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great introductory video. Many thanks, Alan.

  • @Daytona2
    @Daytona2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting to see, thanks. I haven't been following closely, but is the route going east to a proposed M4 underbridge then or a new route east out of Swindon, or both ? Perhaps link to a map ?

    • @wiltsberkscanaltrust
      @wiltsberkscanaltrust 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      www.wbct.org.uk/enjoy-discover/interactive-map Here's link to interactive map. You can pledge your support as a member from just £1.50 a month and keep up to date ,👍✅

  • @Daytona2
    @Daytona2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Rob, really interesting overview 👍

  • @barryroberts2314
    @barryroberts2314 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We should buy a Truxor for the canal trust.

    • @wiltsberkscanaltrust
      @wiltsberkscanaltrust 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That would be lovely 😉

    • @davidquinn5906
      @davidquinn5906 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A hundred grand excluding attachments....

    • @mickkirton7943
      @mickkirton7943 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Who's "we" ? The amount of money paid into CRT they should buy their own instead of buying pub lunches !

  • @davidh266
    @davidh266 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great job and a bit of firewood too

  • @davemaloney2382
    @davemaloney2382 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good to see plenty of cooperation between boat crews, & forestry gang :)

  • @brianwillson9567
    @brianwillson9567 ปีที่แล้ว

    Restoring 72 miles of one of the longest and most lost of lost canals. What a job! All the best with this venture.

  • @DanielGlover
    @DanielGlover 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video. Just had on a John Farrow video. A bit of a canal video watch for me tonight then. 2 videos!. I tried Drayton, Ardington locks. th-cam.com/video/7udKujKwYEM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/UVJCG1m6dKY/w-d-xo.html

  • @annarboriter
    @annarboriter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This reminds me of the success of similar efforts to restore riverfronts by exposing sections that have been paved over

  • @larryhicks7558
    @larryhicks7558 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I see many areas before that the channel was filled in . Full of spray paint run down report as a crime ridden place . Clean it up put the water back lots of work . Then it becomes a nice area the crime goes away . Nice people move in . Business comes to open up . Jobs are hard to get in today's world. Many benefits. It looks like a great thing to do . People want to come out to walk in the area . Now you have healthy people. That are happy .

  • @Uftonwood2
    @Uftonwood2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just as with the stoke of a pen the money can be found for nuclear bombs and new roads built, so we, as a society acting through our elected representatives, could make the stroke that provided the recourses to have this and other relics restored and maintained.

  • @hildedestecker4168
    @hildedestecker4168 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the overview, I really liked to listen to this.

  • @grahammacaulay6162
    @grahammacaulay6162 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the interesting introduction to the Wilts & Berks Canal.

  • @BrinToo
    @BrinToo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are right about the mile marker in Swindon, pointing to Semington. In the early 70s, when I was at Swindon College, the marker was in the side of Lloyds Bank building which was being demolished to expand the Brunel Centre. I wrote to the Evening Advertiser about saving the marker, it was removed and stored for several years and returned to the other side of where the canal was. A local stone mason re-chiseled the arrow so it pointed the other way. I was very proud to have saved that stone.

  • @chrisbarry9917
    @chrisbarry9917 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi - found it fascinating, then my kepad froze!!

  • @simoncroft9792
    @simoncroft9792 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. You guys really need a good videographer. The CCT and LHCT are showing how it needs to be done if you are serious about youtube

  • @simoncroft9792
    @simoncroft9792 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video thanks, but almost inaudible sound.

  • @steffenfrost995
    @steffenfrost995 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video!

  • @cladbiscuit5649
    @cladbiscuit5649 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Noooooo I cycle there all the time