No 72 Dragonfly Spring 1999

Cover Photo : The Canal Conservation Area and the Midland & South West Junction Railway Bridge near Westlease, Swindon (Gary Mason)

Editorial Reference to the earlier published map of the canal and refers to 2^nd edition (shown below).

Chair Chat: Reports that a lot of preparatory work for various projects has been completed. The Retirement of the General Secretary Chris Naish and Company Secretart Neil Rumpol are announced.

Update: Canal in Highway Fleming Way, Swindon (Following an earlier article by Dr E Tull & K Walter in Dragonfly No 53)

Press release; An account of a presentation of £24,000 in connection with Landfill Tax, by Messrs Crapper & Sons to W&BAG

Publicity: The committee has recently asked for the words 'fund - raising' to be omitted from its title as it felt that this implied the much wider task of seeking Grants etc rather than just raising small amounts through the sale of what are largely publicity items

Conservation Corner A simple A to Z associated with the Canal Environment Part 16 Pondweed