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On behalf of the Melksham, Chippenham & Calne branch of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust, I would like to thank everyone who supported our recent sponsored walk.

More than 100 people took part in the four-mile trek along the former route from Chippenham to Lacock on Sunday April 27, tracing the towpath through countryside.

Along the way they passed abandoned locks and dry-docks which had been hidden in undergrowth for a century, before reaching rewatered sections and a rebuilt bridge.

We were delighted to see so many people taking part in this year's event, thanks in part to the publicity provided by the Gazette.

We hope the sponsored walk will have raised several hundred pounds to support our projects.

The charity's ultimate aim is to eventually link the Kennet & Avon canal near Melksham to the River Thames near Abingdon and the Thames and Severn Canal near Cricklade, connecting Chippenham, Calne, Wootton Bassett and Swindon.

We hope that it will provide a multi-million pound boost to the local economy through increased tourism and employment.

For further information, visit www.melkshamwaterway.org.uk Peter Williams, Wilts & Berks Canal Trust, Chippenham

3:25pm Thursday 8th May 2008

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