Cotswolds Canal Trust
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The Cotswold Canals Trust
Bell House, Wallbridge Lock, Stroud, Gloucestershire
GL5 3JS
Cotswold Canals is the title given to two connected Gloucestershire waterways, The Stroudwater Navigation and The Thames & Severn Canal. \rThe thirty six mile long waterway links England’s two great rivers, The Severn and Thames. The Stroudwater Navigation meets the Thames & Severn Canal at Wallbridge in Stroud.\rThe restoration of the Cotswold Canals is gathering pace. In the west, a £25 million project led by Stroud District Council commenced in 2010. This section centred on Stroud, known as Phase 1A - Stonehouse to Brimscombe, will comprise of 6 miles of the most difficult section to restore. It is funded with £12 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, £7.5 million from the South West Regional Development Agency and contributions from other sources. The Cotswold Canals Trust has committed £800,000 and over £lm of volunteer effort.\r\r
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