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Our thanks to Tim and Gordon for this fantastic piece of work. A view of the arm from the GU side of the bridge. Volunteers had painted the wall of our laundry black to provide a canvas for Tim and the image gradually appeared over the course of the day. We're chuffed! Brink Contemporary Arts on Facebook @brinkstreetart onInstagram email:brinkevents@gmail.com

We’re thrilled to announce that Saltisford Canal Trust is now an associate member of the Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs (AWCC)! This is a big step for our community and means even more support, opportunity and camaraderie for everyone who loves life on the inland waterways. What on earth is the AWCC? The Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs is a long-standing UK umbrella organisation linking boat and cruising clubs up and down the country’s inland waterways. It’s

Update. 16/05/2026 The pontoon is looking great and we're in the process of organising the last couple of things for our southside moorers. To complete the pontoon we need to install new composite waling, new mooring rings and two new Rolec electricity bollards. The current arrangements work really well but these items will see the job finished and securethe mmorings for the next 40 years with luck! Update. 16/03/2026 Absolutely fantastic! That's the verdict on the completio

Visitors walking through the Arm this week may have spotted a rather remarkable sight in our trees. Kevin, our expert tree surgeon, has begun the scheduled work to keep the site’s trees healthy and safe. Watching him in action high above the towpath, ropes swinging, chainsaw in hand, you could be forgiven for thinking he is part man and part squirrel. This work is an important part of looking after the Arm. Many of our more mature trees stretch over the towpath and the moored

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