The work: Demolition and rebuilding of a Pewsham bottom lock wall in brick and other tasks around the bottom lock of Pewsham flight.

The reason: The local branch of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has made great strides in restoring several structures on the Pewsham flight, including a carpenter’s workshop, dry dock and various lock structures. This year we will be assisting them with pushing on the restoration of the bottom lock of the flight which will allow extension of the in water section through the lock flight and on.

The restoration: The longest canal restoration in the country – stretching from the Thames near Abingdon to the Kennet & Avon Canal at Semington, the Wilts & Berks canal is not without a lot of challenges but the various branches of the Canal Trust have made impressive progress on many sites over the last few years.