K&A Canal Caen Hill Flight closed for a day for repairs

The Caen Hill Flight in Devizes — from Youth Division Lock(29) to Sir Hugh Stockwell Lock(44) will be closed to boat traffic on Wednesday 14 December 2011 for essential maintenance work. 

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Anger at Devizes canalside housing plan low profile 'consultation'

Campaigners resisting plans to sell off land for housing beside the Kennet & Avon Canal at Coate on the outskirts of Devizes are up in arms at the way the developers have announced a consultation & exhibition.

The view of the proposed site of up to 400 houses from Coate Road canal bridge on the Saving Devizes Website

If you haven't carefully searched the classified ads in this week's Devizes Gazette & Herald you won't have come across the only public announcement — it is tucked away on page 60 giving notice of a meeting this afternoon from 4.30pm to 8.30pm at Nursteed Community primary School in Brickley Lane, Devizes.

Mactaggart and Mickel Strategic Land, acting on behalf of three landowners, want to get planning permission for 400 houses on a 50 acre 'greenfield site' beside the Kennet & Avon Canal at Coate on the outskirts of Devizes.

These plans have met with huge resistance from Devizes residents who are concerned about the impact that this and other housing plans, with little or no increase in employment, will have on the small market town. 

‘Community consultation’ was promised to allow local people to have their say on their plans — and this is it... from 4.30pm to 8.30pm today, (Monday 7 November 2011) at Nursteed Community primary School in Brickley Lane, Devizes with a repeat performance next Monday at the same time.

For more information about 'Saving Devizes' got to: http://savingdevizes.wordpress.com

Devizes celebrates its canal's 200th birthday

The parade of decorated and illuminated boats from Devizes and Pewsey Wharf Boat Clubs was led by a former BW work boat that has been restored by a group of volunteers of the Avon Vale Group who took the prize for the best dressed boat.

Devizes took its spectacular annual lantern parade to the K&A Canal wharf on Friday to wish the canal a happy 200th birthday.

The town wharf was packed with lantern carrying revellers who came to sing happy birthday to the canal, watch a parade of illuminated boats — and then escort Father Christmas back to the Market Place for the switching on of the Christmas lights followed by a firework display.
Pictures by Bob Naylor

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