Restoring 70 miles of canal and towpath for the benefit of local communities, wildlife and leisure
Come and join us.

Celebrations with funders, volunteers and members on Saturday 1st December before the commercial opening on Sunday.

Well done all who helped get this project completed.

Dauntsey wanted its pub back... the Trust wanted a Canal Centre and a Community Centre.

On 1st December four and a bit years after we started... that is what we have achieved.

The pub is now open to the public, full details may be found on the Peterborough Arms website

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thumb Robert Rose holding Wantage to Challow CanalOn a damp April afternoon, in a room filled with original paintings alongside family photos in Wantage, my host Robert Rose sits down as we have a cup tea and chat.

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