Uttoxeter Canal

 

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Uttoxeter Canal Funding Boost

Parish Councillors invited to discover potential to develop Staffordshire's inland waterways

The Parish Councillors of Alton, Denstone, Farley, Kingsley, Oakamoor, Rocester and Uttoxeter have all been invited to a presentation to learn about the potential for the restoration of the Uttoxeter Canal. The Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust are hosting the evening at Denstone Village Hall on Thursday 20th September, where Chairman of the Trust's Uttoxeter Canal Restoration Committee, Cllr. Mike Maryon, and local historian Mike Beardmore will describe the route of the canal through each of the parishes and the Churnet Valley, along with the Trust's objectives to preserve the line of the Canal, to promote the creation of a walking route along its length of the Uttoxeter Canal and to investigate the feasibility and benefits of restoring the Uttoxeter Canal.
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Uttoxeter Canal article

The Uttoxeter Canal is the subject of an article in the latest issue of the East Staffordshire Borough Council newspaper. This council produced monthly newsletter goes out to around 50,000 homes in the borough of East Staffordshire, which includes Uttoxeter and Rocester.
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Uttoxeter Restoration Committee report

Chairman of the Uttoxeter Resoration Committee, Mike Maryon, updated members on progress in June 2007.
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Uttoxeter Canal mentioned in House of Commons

During a Westminster debate on Inland Waterways in the West Midlands, local MPs called for the government to offer financial support to the Uttoxeter Restoration Committee.
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Uttoxeter Canal Receives £2,660 Boost From Stafford Boat Club

At a presentation ceremony at the Stafford Boat Club the Uttoxeter Canal Restoration Committee Chairman Mike Maryon received £2,660 pounds from the commodore of the Stafford Boat Club, John Mountfort.
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Uttoxeter Canal Receives Visit From British Waterways Regeneration Director

Derek Cochrane the Regeneration Director of British Waterways will be visiting the Uttoxeter Canal sites on the afternoon of Monday 6th November 2006 to meet the Chairman of the Uttoxeter Canal Restoration Committee, Staffordshire County Councillor for Cheadle & Checkley Mike Maryon.
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Press release (Word doc 130k)

 

Uttoxeter Canal Restoration Committee Formed

Call for more local volunteers and supporters.
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