Wilts & Berks Canal Trust
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The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is a registered charity no. 299595,[1] and a waterway society based in Wiltshire, England, concerned with the restoration of the Wilts & Berks Canal.
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Founded | 1988 |
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Type | Charity, waterway society |
Focus | Wilts & Berks Canal |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°31′14″N 2°00′25″W |
Area served | Oxfordshire, Swindon, West Berkshire, Wiltshire |
Services | Charitable services |
Key people | Justin Lewis (Chair of Trustees) |
Website | wbct |
Formerly called | Wilts & Berks Canal Amenity Group |
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The Trust is the successor to the Wilts & Berks Canal Amenity Group (formed in 1977) and a founder member of the Wiltshire, Swindon & Oxfordshire Canal Partnership, which embraces the Trust, the local authorities for the areas through which the route of the canal passes, statutory bodies, and other interested parties.[2] The Trust's headquarters are at Dauntsey Lock, adjacent to the canal between Chippenham and Royal Wootton Bassett.[3]