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Honorary Life Presidents
Honorary Life Presidents The Board of Trustees have decided to appoint two long-standing volunteers as Honorary Life Presidents following their standing down from the former Council of Management during the past months. This is in recognition of their exceptional voluntary contribution in progressing a small preservation initiative into an inland waterways project that is often used nationally as an example of best practice of a sustainable canal restoration. Janet Moult has […]
New Canal at Malswick
The Malswick Project is very diverse and represents a great opportunity to restore a significant stretch of canal, needing the help of volunteers with a complete range of skills. As part of the deal to minimise the cost we are restoring two brick river bridges and building a new one for the landowner, as well as various other works around the farm. In about a year or so, we will […]
Green Apple Award 2016 – International Recognition for Dymock Development
May 2016Green Apple Award 2016 – International Recognition H&G Canal Trust has won an International Green Apple Award 2016 for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage. The Award was given for Dymock Partnership Project. The Project, a partnership between H&G Canal Trust and Dymock Parish Council, and supported by Two Rivers Housing Association, Designers Tony Gee and Partners and the landowner, Tomack Developments, was formulated carefully to meet requirements of […]
Dymock Winding Hole completed!
February 2016 First Phase at Dymock completed! Dymock Parish Council wanted affordable housing to keep Dymock a vibrant community and ensure the survival of the village school (and other facilities including the community owned public house) plus a new car park to meet a long-standing severe shortfall in the village. The H&G CT wanted to start reconstructing the Canal through the village (on a long-identified essential diversion route) and a […]
Great Progress at Dymock!
As the photographs show, the towpath bank had taken shape and the electricity cable has been moved into its new location beneath the bank. We were grateful for the assistance of the house builder, GP Thomas, in achieving those steps. Unfortunately, the next stage of building the Canal on this site has been a constant nightmare in trying to co-ordinate delivery […]
Gloucester and District Model Boat Club
We meet weekly at a number of sailing venues including Gloucester Docks, Over canal basin at the Gloucester end of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire canal and Saul Junction at the junction of the Gloucester-Sharpness canal and the Stroud Water canal. Further information on these sites can be found by clicking on the Sailing Venues tab on our website. Our Club was founded around 1990 and has grown from a small […]
Canal banks take shape at Dymock!
November 2014 Canal banks take shape at Dymock! We are pleased that at last the Canal restoration is proceeding on site, if very much delayed. We greatly look forward to our long-term partner Keyway completing the work. PICS Thanks to GP Thomas the towpath bank takes shape with diverted electricity cable buried within the new bank.
New Site commences at Dymock!
May 2014 New Site commences at Dymock! H&G volunteers lay a land drain along the chapel boundary. A very long drawn out process on the legal and planning side is finally moving towards fruition. All the pre-commencement conditions were at last discharged by the Council in March allowing the housing development to start in due course. The Canal and other aspects have been going through a near constant value engineering […]
Dymock Planning Application Approved.
13 March 2013 – Dymock Planning Application Approved. We are extremely grateful to the Councillors at Forest of Dean Council for their clear support in granting Planning Permission for the Dymock scheme yesterday 12 votes to 2. The scheme has been led by the Canal Trust’s Legal & Project Development Team at The Wharf House and will provide a key stretch of Canal, village car park, play area, 14 affordable […]
Dymock Development Planning Application Approved.
Wednesday 13 March 2013 Planning Application Approved. We are extremely grateful to the Councillors at Forest of Dean Council for their clear support in granting Planning Permission for the Dymock scheme yesterday 12 votes to 2. The scheme has been led by the Canal Trust’s Legal & Project Development Team at The Wharf House and will provide a key stretch of Canal, village car park, play area, 14 affordable homes, […]