Quarterly Magazine of the Wey & Arun Canal Trust Issue 179 June/July/August 2017 Above: Spot the crew! Steve Harmes (in yellow) and Derek Heath (in green) have seen the Easter Bunny before. Below: Spectacular displays of bluebells have been a feature of the canal banks this spring - here close to the Thriscutt Slipway site on the Summit Level. 2 Wey-South 179 Contents 20 GUILDFORD Shalford 4 Annual Meeting at Cranleigh 16 Trust News 7 6 An exciting update on land ownership Bramley B2128 Gosden Aqueduct A281 7 Substantial grant for flood relief channel design 9 Boat Group News Another excellent year in 2016 4 Gennets Bridge Lock 14 Cranleigh 10 Digger drivers trained for winding hole work Dunsfold Easter Bunny Trips A281 12 18 Compasses Bridge Alfold Surrey 14 Viewing platform opened to the public 10 W. Sussex Loxwood 16 Hedge planted in Hunt Park 17 Tripboats refurbished 22 B2133 18 Summit Level Update Dashwood 150 celebrations Wisborough 20 Green Relive Mr D’s 1867 adventure Billingshurst New board at Loxwood A272 22 N 23 Working Party Roundup All the latest from our frontline teams A29 2 miles (approx.) PULBOROUGH Loxwood Office Mon-Fri 9.30am-1.30pm 01403 752403 (
[email protected]) Wey-South team: Sue Batey The Granary, Flitchfold Farm, Vicarage Hill, (proofreader), David Jessop Loxwood, Billingshurst RH14 0RH (proofreader), Julian Morgan, Rob Searle, Bill Thomson (Working Party Roundup) Shalford (Northern) Office (Administration, Accounts and Publicity). Visitors by appointment only. Trust website: 01483 505566 (
[email protected]) www.weyandarun.co.uk Facebook: weyandaruncanal Bridge End, Somerswey, Shalford, Guildford GU4 8EQ Twitter: @weyandarun Front cover: Now (mainly) Canal Trust property - the downstream face of Gosden Aqueduct is visible thanks to vegetation clearance by the Midweek Working Party.