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Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/6115 Written by courgettelawn on Thursday, 5th July 2007 Not strictly (or at all) to do with rail but interesting for Melksham, these proposals to re-route the Wilts and Berks canal through the centre of the town. Plans to be shown in Melksham library. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/6269104.stm Re: Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/6118 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Friday, 6th July 2007 This one is a political hot potato in Melksham. Personally, I'm very much in favour of routing the canal back along the river - the arguments that I have heard against the idea do not (IMHO) stack up well when compared to those I have heard in favour. Melksham has a lot to offer the canal, and a return of the canal has a lot to offer Melksham. Re: Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/6248 Written by Lee on Thursday, 12th July 2007 Here is another link on this. http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/display.var.1539315.0.canal_plans_go_on_show.php Re: Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/6355 Written by Lee on Wednesday, 18th July 2007 The plan to route a canal through the centre of Melksham has met with a mixed reaction from town councillors (link below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/display.var.1552399.0.mixed_views_on_18m_canal_plan.php Re: Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/6356 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Wednesday, 18th July 2007 [quote author=Lee link=topic=2857.msg6355#msg6355 date=1184755071] The plan to route a canal through the centre of Melksham has met with a mixed reaction from town councillors (link below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/display.var.1552399.0.mixed_views_on_18m_canal_plan.php [/quote] The town councillor who the newspaper report as being critical / against the scheme is well known for her opposition to the plans to bring the canal back through Melksham, so her reaction is very much along the lines I would heva expected. Two hundred years ago, Melksham was a thriving town - bigger than Chippehham or Swindon, and very much the engine house of the whole area. A return of the canal would bring extra visitors to the town, and be an economic benefit. Re: Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/6395 Written by courgettelawn on Friday, 20th July 2007 I think it is a question of balances. It is amazing how effectively local wildlife will adapt to canal habitat as long as the banks on either side are planted with suitable flora. It would be wonderful to see Melksham attract more in the way of visitors especially as its history is so rich. And in any case they could refine their already good Black Rat Scrumpy and convey that up and down the canal network! Re: Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/7550 Written by Lee on Tuesday, 11th September 2007 A pub has lent its support to a scheme to bring the Wilts & Berks Canal into the centre of Melksham (link below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/display.var.1677486.0.pub_bosses_back_18m_canal_plan.php Managers at The Tavern , in Market Place , are hoping the Re: Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/7557 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Tuesday, 11th September 2007 "No plans have been submitted yet, but the feedback we've had so far strongly suggests there is overwhelming support." says one of the key players in the canal trust. Re: Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/9131 Written by Lee on Wednesday, 19th December 2007 Melksham Town Council's policy committee has agreed in principle to support the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust's scheme to route the canal through the river Avon in the centre of town (link below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/display.var.1910739.0.council_backs_canal_plan.php Re: Routing canal through Melksham - 2857/11083 Written by Lee on Wednesday, 26th March 2008 A new website encourages Melksham residents to learn more about the restoration of the Wilts & Berks Canal, and how they can get involved at a local level (links below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/display.var.2144571.0.new_canal_website_launches.php www.melkshamwaterway.org.uk link to index of articles |
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Save the Train was the campaign to bring an approriate train service back to and through Melksham. Most big contributors are still around writing at the Coffee shop forum where new members are very welcome. The train has been saved - sort of - we have stepped back up from an unusable service to a poorish one but it's doing very well. We did that through setting up the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership. That fulfilled its early objectives; it has been taken over by local and regional government types who are now doing medium and long term work. The team from this forun can also be found at the Melksham Rail User Group (which was the Melksham Rail Development Group at the time these articles were written and we had no users. We mustn't loose sight, though, that the train service remains poor and needs our community support in marketing and campaigning to keep it going in a positive direction ... and all the more so when we're expecting to find a different normallity once we get out of the Coronavirus Pandemic and head for zero carbon via the climate crisis. Yes, it's saved ... it's now a key community facility ... the need for enhancement and the strong and near-universal local support remain, and the rail industry and goverment remain slow to move and provide the enhancements even to level us up with other towns. Please support the Melksham Rail User Group - now very much in partnership rather than protest with the rail industry and local government, including GWR, TransWilts and unitary and town councils. And please use the trains and buses, and cycle and walk when you can. -- Graham Ellis, (webmaster), February 2021 | |||
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