VOLUNTEERS have been busy clearing and repairing Tewitfield Locks on the Lancaster Canal.
Canal enthusiast Colin Ogden, a heating engineer from Elswick, near Garstang, has formed the Northern Reaches Restoration Community Interest Company to carry out work on the historic locks, near Carnforth. The project is being supported by the Canal and River Trust.
Mr Ogden and his growing band of volunteers have cleared by-wash channels from locks five to eight, cleared and fenced many overgrown areas and started work repairing the locks themselves.
Mr Ogden said: "People like to see something happening. Since the M6 cut the canal, a lot of excellent work has been done by many people, but work has stagnated recently, some working in their own interests.
"I think we should all work together to clear this first major hurdle and open up another five miles of beautiful canal, which will increase the interest to continue."
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