Andhere'saninterestingthing...CRT'sownnublic-facingmanofavailablefacilitiesat TrevorBasin-accessthemapandzoomininTrevor- continues toshowvisitorspaces (albeitincorrectly designatedas 14-daymoorings) onthetowpathsideneartheCRTvisitor centre! Thisiswhatthatspaceactuallylookslike
[Moorings?Whatmoorings?TrevorBasin,July2025.CreditMikeHaig]
Thecampaigncontinues.Ifyou'vebeenaffectedbythelackofvisitormooringsatTrevoror wouldotherwiseliketohelpourcampaign, youcouldgiveyourviewsbywritingtoCRTWest Midlands.Itsboating&customerservicemanageris kamen.nurewal@canalrivertrust.org.uk,anditsregiondirectoris henriette.breukelaar@canalrivertrust.org.uk.Ifyoudoso, pleasebekindenoughtocopyin shrewsandnwales@waterway:s.org.uk.Thankyou.
WorldHeritageSiteStakeholderGroup
FollowingAlanPlatt'sretirementasourtreasurer (andWelshliaisonofficer) andPeter Brown'sdecisiontowithdrawfromhisheritageandplanningroles, we'repleasedto announcethatwehaveresumedourparticipationinthePontcysyllteAqueductandCanal World HeritageSiteStakeholderGroup- 'undernewmanagement'.
BranchchairmanMikeHaigrecentlyattendedtheJulymeetingoftheWHSVisitor Management&EconomicRegenerationDeliveryGroupwhichincludes, amongstothers, WrexhamCBC, DenbighshireCountyCouncil, ShropshireCouncil,CRT,NaturalResources WalesandtheClwydianRangeandDeeValleyAONB.
MiketooktheopportunitytobrieftheVisitorManagementGroupaboutthelackofvisitor mooringsatTrevor,whichpredictablycausedsomeinterest, andrespondedtoproposalsto encourageusebyunpoweredcraft-paddleboards,canoesandkayaks-withdetailsof2020 trialswithpoweredandunpoweredcraftsharingChirkandWhitehousetunnels,conducted alongsideCRTandBritishCanoeing.
