A quick plug for significant news from the Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust:
The Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust (CUCT) has taken delivery of the “Uttoxeter Canal Restoration Outline Feasibility Study.” The study was commissioned by Staffordshire County Council and the Trust to: “determine whether the restoration of the Uttoxeter Canal between the Caldon Canal at Froghall to the north and Uttoxeter Gravel Pits to the south is a feasible project.” The report, which has taken some six months to compile and runs to over 70 pages, was undertaken by consulting engineers Halcrow Group Ltd. Challenges such as restoring the canal through the villages of Oakamoor and Denstone – where the original line is built over - are explored, with various possible solutions considered. The study also looks at environmental issues along the route and the potential economic impact of restoration. Finally, it estimates the cost of the project. Halcrow concluded that the restoration is a viable project from an engineering point of view. There are various obstructions, but none are insurmountable. Cost estimates for full restoration and new construction works are in the region of £90m, however much of the restoration work could be undertaken by volunteers. More at: <http://www.cuct.org.uk/news/091201_uttoxeter_canal_restoration_feasibility_study_published.shtml> We've also got a big exhibition mostly about the study in Uttoxeter Heritage Centre until the end of January, which may be of interest if anyone is passing that part of the world. <http://www.cuct.org.uk/news/091201_uttoxeter_canal_exhibition.shtml> Over the next few days I do plan to do further updates of the Uttoxeter sections of the site, incorporating more information and images from the study and elsewhere. Steve CUCT website manager ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
