WENDOVER FESTIVAL CANCELLED - but here’s how you can support the Trust this year . . . The Wendover Arm Trust has regretfully decided to cancel this year’s Canal Festival, which was due to take place at Boxmoor on 3 -5 June. Competing events on the Jubilee weekend are diverting trade and craft providers, and the continuing water shortage has led to slow boat bookings. The Trust hopes to stage the Festival as usual in 2013. But here are two other ways to help the Trust. First: support their annual Grand Draw. Bob Wheal, Fundraising Director, writes: “In previous years we’ve sold over 2,500 tickets, with a small but consistent proportion going to IWA MK Branch members. With most of the prizes donated, that means a healthy contribution to Trust restoration funds, and there are 10 lucky winners benefitting as well!
Restoration . . .
“Please buy as many tickets as you wish, and sell them to partners, sons, daughters, grannies, whoever! All proceeds go towards our restoration, and the Draw will take place at the ‘Walk an Arm’s Length’ event on 2 I n January, work conSeptember (see below). All we need back are the stubs (each with name centrated on bank clearance at Whitehouses, where a and contact number) together with the money. Good Luck!” On-line TPT subscribers: to obtain Draw tickets, email your name, address and quantity required to: funding@wendoverarmtrust.co.uk Alternatively, send a cheque (payable to Wendover Arm Trust) together with a note of your name and phone number, to Bob Wheal at 467 Bideford Green, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2TZ. He will fill in the ticket stubs for you and enter them in the Draw.
bulge in the towpath bank has been removed. This was thought to have been built to protect the bank from the discharge from the old pumping station, but turned out to contain rubble from demolition that took place after the pumping station closed. During this clearance, a Grand Junction boundary marker was discovered, and a former well was located.
Second: support the Trust’s sponsored walk “Walk an Arm’s Length”, taking place on Sunday 2 September, by walking yourself (with or without seeking sponsorship), or by sponsoring a walker. And here we’ve made it really easy for you, because your own - your very own - Les Franklin is taking part! Yes, Sheila will drag me from my computer into the sunlight (or downpour), and get me to the start line for the 6 3/4- During the February working mile walk - and she’s agreed to walk too. - Ed. You can register as a party, a path was cleared through the wood between walker or donate now. Here’s what to do: * For general information about “Walk an arm’s Length”, go to: http://wendoverarmwalk.org.uk/ * To register as a walker, click “Register”, or to find out about raising sponsorship yourself, click “Raising Sponsorship”. * To sponsor Les Franklin, please contact him direct (see Page 16), or you can donate online at his own Mydonate page: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/lesfranklin1 In a year when Wendover Arm Trust will lack its usual major source of income, we hope that Branch members and waterway friends will help the Trust by supporting one of these fundraising efforts.
Whitehouses and Bridge 4, for future water control access and as a nature trail. The ground was levelled behind the mooring wall at Bridge 4, and the security of the diesel store was improved following break-in attempts. Essex WRG visited, and worked on removal of new growth on the banks between Little Tring and Bridge 4. Wendover Arm News, Spring 2012.
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