The Buckingham Navigator – Issue 102 Winter 2019

We are pleased to inform you that The Buckingham Navigator – Issue 102 Winter 2019 is now available to view or download from the newsletter page.

As well as our regular features, this issue also includes:

  • The summer’s hard work on Bridge No.1 is described chronologically through 23 photographs, whilst Terry explains the work that is yet to come over the coming winter and spring months.
  • I talk about this summer’s flourishing wildlife and the successful breeding records at Bourton Meadow.
  • Guest writer Fabian Hiscock from Rickmansworth Waterways Trust gives us a fascinating insight into the history of working boat Roger, a visitor to this year’s BCS Cosgrove Canal Festival & Craft Fair.
  • Terry announces the acquisition of our very own working boat, known as WB: Louise.
  • We warmly welcome our new Community Engagement Worker, Aimee Tidman.

We would like to invite you all to visit our growing portfolio of social media pages where you can join in the conversation and see photos of our latest achievements. To find us:

Follow/Like us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/buckinghamcanalsociety
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Depending on which social media platform you use, please ‘Follow’, ‘Like’, ‘Tweet’, watch, share or comment, but most importantly, please be sure to share our posts so we can spread the good news about the work we are doing.

We always welcome new ideas and articles for The Buckingham Navigator, so if you can help in any way with new features, stories, photographs or canal-related news that you feel could be included in future issues, please let me know by e-mail editor@buckinghamcanal.org.uk or telephone 07793 451958. Copy date for the next issue is the 1st February 2020.

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Ian Matson

The Buckingham Navigator Editor