Journal of the Inland Waterways Association’ s Milton Keynes Branch
Letters from Linslade: Styles from canal signwriting to Art Deco chic to grocer’s cursive were seen at the Linslade Canal Festival on 26 July. Stallholders traded, choirs and bands performed, craftspeople demonstrated, birds of prey strutted, and stories were told. And the rain stayed off. Photos: Les Franklin.
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Welcome to September 2025 Towpath Telegraph
We’re on the way to a record-breaking summer of hot and dry weather, and the resulting closures, added to other navigational problems have left a waterway system that is fragmented at present. Will the coming winter bring further woes to the network? We must hope that these clear signs of climate change may do something to budge the Government on waterway funding.
Chairman’s Column
Fenny Stratford Canal Festival another success
B&MK Business Case published:
Waterway would deliver £2.40 for every £1 invested
B&MKWT Annual Partnership Conference
Electra news
Diary
IWA webinars and recorded talks
Cosgrove Festival a success in spite of rain
WCT / CRT agreement may include £40/hour charge
Government misses opportunity on sustainable fuel
New IWA Sustainability & Environment Committee
Share your waterway memories with MK Canals
A future crowd-puller for the Branch?
Graeme Lockhart
Chairman’s Column
Hello Everybody. I hope that you are all enjoying the glorious weather we are having, even if it is perhaps not the most ideal for going afloat, cruising our canal network or working in some way to maintaining our ever creaking but valuable heritage (see Editor’s note opposite).
The Milton Keynes Branch has just staged its annual Canalside Festival, attended by a small flotilla of floating traders and supported by a similar group of shore-based traders. It was again a very successful event. Despite a smaller footfall than last year we matched last year ’s total income. The rest of the Branch Committee will join me in expressing thanks to everybody for their support, provided in so many ways, and of immeasurable value.
The Aylesbury Arm, closed due to water shortages. Photo: IWA.
We were pleased to have the participation of Canal and River Trust, with two of its staff on site, flying the CRT flag with a gazebo and display; they seemed to enjoy the two days, and it contributed to strengthening the bond between the two charities in the MK area. We also were supported by an extended visit from two Police Community Support Officers on the Saturday, who lingered with us for a very generous couple of hours (preferable perhaps to dealing with the crowds at the music festival at MK Bowl).
I must also thank the crew of MK Branch stalwarts, who came and assisted throughout over the two days of the event as well as during the setup and deconstruction, who willingly
Chairman’s Column continued.
give of their time and effort to keep the Branch going.
Back in the Spring as previously reported (May TPT), we enjoyed a visit from Ros Daniels, Director, London and SE Region, and colleague Matthew Symonds, Head of Boating and Customer Services. We heard of the plans for CRT and the deployment of the funds available. We all know of the constraints on government departments and the bodies they fund; CRT is no exception. The generally positive spin is in contrast to the reality and the canals and rivers face a tough time. It would seem to be a simple task, but the overall need is for increased funding, so that both CRT and other waterway stakeholders can be more pro-active, resolving matters sooner rather than later, whilst still relatively simple to remedy, instead of becoming ever more costly and of greater import. An example is the deteriorating state of the mural at Wolverton, where we are working with Wolverton & Greenleys Town Council to bring about some progress.
We are a Branch of reasonable size geographically, but the active members are a dwindling group (look at the demographic). So I am appealing to the Branch membership to please come and actively support IWA and your Branch, by way of practical involvement in some way or another. Elsewhere you will find Branch contacts and details of where we regularly meet. I do hope you will feel able to come and join in – it is rewarding stuff. Please feel free to get in touch initially to chat over how you could help.
If you prefer a more sleeves-rolled-up approach, the IWA’s Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) may be a good alternative. It provides hands-on get-muddy activity, and a chance to learn how to handle lifesized Tonka Toys (diggers etc!).
We have the preservation of a priceless asset in our care. Let us all support CRT in that endeavour.
Tim Armstrong, Branch Chairman.
As we go to publication, there are navigation restrictions on the Grand Union main line from Stoke Bruerne to Radford Semele, and the Aylesbury, Wendover and Northampton Arms are closed. The Oxford Canal from Napton to Aynho is also closed. Ed.
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The Wolverton mural, cause for concern.
Photo: Les Franklin.
Fenny Stratford Canal Festival—another success
On 2-3 August, the Branch staged its annual Fenny Stratford Canal Festival.
The MK Community Boat Electra, operating from her newly landscaped mooring, ran short trips to Water Eaton and back, offering the experience of silent electric cruising and a view of the Festival from the water. Canal & River Trust attended with their information stand.
Floating traders and land-based stalls selling everything from refreshments, crafts, gifts and jewellery to clothing and cleaning products did good trade despite competing attractions elsewhere. As well as the full-size boats, model boats were again on display, including a splendid cruiser narrowboat whose bikiniclad rooftop sunbather must have felt chilly in the changeable weather!
On Saturday, two Police Community Support Officers stopped by, and were interested to learn about the extent of the canal network. The big waterway map attracted attention as always, sparking many conversations with visitors. The bric-a-brac table did brisk trade, and
Above: Passengers board Electra for the first trip of the day.
Below: A huge variety of items for sale
Fenny Stratford Canal Festival continued.
many visitors took part in the raffle. Winners were:
Sunday: Champagne, no 333, Agne; Electra voucher no 251, Kay; Hamper, no 347, Andy.
Our thanks go to Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Council for funding support, and to all who helped in organising and running the Festival. Proceeds, which will be used to fund donations to the waterways causes the Branch supports, are expected to at least match last year ’s figure of £864.
Les Franklin.
Top: A chilly sunbather! Left: PCSOs find out about the waterways. Right: Taking a punt at the raffle.
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Business
Case published: Waterway would deliver £2.40 for every £1 invested
The Business Case, produced by leading consultancy AECOM and developed in line with HM Treasury’s Green Book guidance, was published on 8 July by the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust. It sets out a compelling economic, environmental and social case for the waterway. It updates the estimated capital cost of the project to £475 million, and demonstrates a benefit-to-cost ratio (BCR) of 2.4 meaning every £1 spent would return £2.40 in economic and social value.
The findings echo the conclusions of the Canal & River Trust’s studies, reinforcing the case that waterways generate substantial returns for local communities and the wider economy.
Simon Clewlow, Chair of the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust, welcomed the publication: “In the past two years the Trust has been strongly advocating the strategic water management benefits of the waterway including the ability to move water from wetter parts of the UK to the drier east, supporting climate resilience and flood mitigation.
“This business case is the icing on the cake. It affirms that this is a real and worthwhile opportunity to grow the local economy, enhance the environment, and improve quality of life.
“I am more confident than ever that the waterway will play a vital role in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes’ future, putting ‘Water Where It’s Wanted’. As well as being a key piece of climate-resilient infrastructure, it will add a unique, complementary tourism offer to the Universal Theme Park and beyond.”
The full business case document can be seen at: https://www.bmkwaterway.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250515-BMK-Waterway-Business-Case_FINAL.pdf
B&MKWT press release, July 2025.
B&MKWT Annual Partnership Conference
The B&MK Waterway Trust’s annual Partnership Conference was held on 9 May at Cranfield University with the theme “Water Where It’s Wanted”. Blake Stephenson, MP for Mid-Bedfordshire. said that the flooding on the A421 last autumn had brought into sharp focus the need to take water management more seriously. Blake had made repeated references to the project in debates, promised to continue to lobby the Government and local councils, and would do what he could to help unlock the things needed to deliver it.
Karina Csopik spoke to the APC to report on AECOM's work to update the business case which was published in July (see above).
Fiona Rowe from Affinity Water explained the scheme being developed with CRT to move water from the Minworth treatment plant to the area they service, mostly to the north of London (see January 2025 TPT). Fiona believed that the Waterway could provide a similar service to transfer water to East Anglia, and suggested that the Trust needs to involve the water company early as, she said, “things move slowly”.
Peter Robinson, Technical Excellence Director, AECOM Water UK, was the final speaker. He spoke on the advantages waterways can bring to development. His main topic was the Glasgow Smart Canal, on the Forth & Clyde Canal, with which he was involved while work-
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ing with Scottish Canals. This project uses sophisticated software to monitor water levels, weather forecasts and other data. When rain is expected, sluices open automatically to reduce the canal level by a few inches, so that surface water can drain into it rather than flooding the area. This has allowed formerly unusable land to now have 3,000 homes.
Funding the project was not easy: as part of the project, Scottish Canals created the Claypits nature reserve. which had 19 different funding contributions. Peter was frustrated, however, that some beneficiaries of the project did not contribute; flooding has been alleviated on the nearby railway line, but Network Rail did not contribute, even though they face a penalty of £800 per minute when their line is closed! The project was delivered cheaply because the Forth & Clyde Canal already existed. For the B&MKW, it is more difficult to make the business case but, said Peter, flood alleviation is a key bargaining tool.
B&MKWT newsletter, July 2025.
Electra news
Early in July the Electra team welcomed its 10,000th guest on board a Fish & Bubbles cruise. Denise Taylor (Skipper on the trip, Chair of the Electra team, and Joint Lead Trainer) presented Eleanor Sturgess with a bottle of Prosecco, and all guests on board had an extra complimentary glass of bubbly too.
There will be a new Accessible and Electric Boarding Point in Wolverton Park. ready for Electra to trial this autumn and use regularly for cruises from spring 2026. This will allow Electra to serve the northern parts of the city, with 45 minute, 60 minute, and two hour cruises exploring the canal north to Cosgrove and south to New Bradwell and Great Linford. The new charity MK Canals has raised the funding and is managing delivery of the project in collaboration with Wolverton & Greenleys Town Council, Canal & River Trust, Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust, Milton Keynes Community Foundation, Inland Waterways Association Milton Keynes Branch, Buckingham Canal Society, and HCGB in Wolverton Park. David Wolfson and Terry Cavender are pictured at the site of the Boarding Point.
B&MKWT news release, July 2025.
Excellent Boats on a Beautiful Canal
Our base at Linslade is within weekend reach of the Waterways Museum at Stoke Bruerne, or the Chiltern Hills and Aylesbury. Choice of exciting one- or two-week cruises including the Thames. 17 luxury boats, 2 to 8 berth. Boat Builders - Repairs - Dry dock - Blacking - Repaints Waterside holiday cottage
Members of IWA, APCO, BMF, B&MK Waterway Trust, Wendover Arm Trust, Buckingham Canal Society, Aylesbury Canal Society
We hope to see you at our 2025-26 season of meetings at Bletchley Conservative Club. Non-members are always welcome. Our own events are listed below in bold type. Speakers for some meetings remain to be fixed, but the Committee is working on this, and topics will be announced as soon as possible.
From V7 Saxon Street, near Bletchley Station, at Princes Way Roundabout (near Lidl store), turn off into Princes Way.
After 50 yards, turn right into Albert St, then bear left at mini-roundabout. At end of Albert St, turn left into Queensway. Take first left into Oxford St, then first right into Cawkwell Way, then first right into Bedford St. The entrance to the Conservative Club car park is immediately on the left, at the end of a brick wall.
Way Roundabout
Conservative Club 105 Queensway Bletchley MK2 2DN
The meeting room is on the ground floor, with level access from the car park.
Please note that Cawkwell Way, although two-way, is narrow in parts. The route given uses as little of it as possible. On leaving the car park, Bedford Street is one-way, so please turn left and then into Queensway.
Also shown is the pedestrian route (10 minutes) from Bletchley Station.
6 - 7 September 10am - 5pm
Thurs 18 September 7.45pm
Saturday 20 September
RCTA Great Linford Floating Market. Colourful boats selling a variety of crafts, gifts and refreshments. Towpath, Great Linford, MK.
IWA Milton Keynes Branch meeting: Talk by Alison Harrell, The Parks Trust. Bletchley Conservative Club, 105 Queensway, Bletchley, MK2 2DN
Great Linford Heritage Celebration: Discover Great Linford Manor Park, recently restored in a five-year programme of work. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply looking for a fun family day out, there’s something for everyone! See also Page 13.
Great Linford Manor Park, MK14 5AS
Saturday 27 September 10am onwards
IWA 66th National AGM, Nottingham. 10am: Registration, refreshments. 11.30am: AGM, National Awards and informal discussion. 1pm: Lunch available at University café. 1.45pm: afternoon activities. Jubilee Conference Centre, Nottingham NG7 2TU Booking at:
See all Parks Trust events at: https://www.theparkstrust.com/events/
Santa Cruises at Stoke Bruerne: 80-minute cruises from the Boat Inn aboard Indian Chief, through Blisworth Tunnel to Blisworth and return, with games and music as you go. Santa joins the cruise and gives each child a present.
From £23, Children under 1 year free.
Booking at https://boatinn.co.uk/santa_cruise
Thursday 20 November 7.45pm
Thursday 18 December 7.45pm
Thurs 15 January 2026 7.45pm
Thursday 19 February 7.45pm
IWA Milton Keynes Branch meeting: Topic to be announced.
Find all Canal & River Trust events at: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/events
IWA webinars and recorded talks
Many IWA Branches are still offering their “in person” meetings as Zoom webinars. For up-to-date details of most IWA events, please visit the main IWA events page at: https://www.waterways.org.uk/support/ways-to-get-involved/events
See also IWA’s Youtube channel, with videos on various topics and recordings of past meetings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ROBJ6rpm_41BSmu-Glf2Q
Joining a webinar “live” is easy, using a desktop computer, tablet or smart phone.
* Go to the events calendar via the link above. The webinars are listed in date order; each has a "Book now" link, which takes you to more details about the meeting. Click“Register now”.
* Fill in the online form that appears, and click the "Register" button. You can do this well in advance of the start time. You should receive an email with a simple“Click here to join” link.
* The webinar opens in your browser. For “live” webinars with audience participation, make sure that your camera and microphone are connected.
If you are unable to join a meeting “live”, you can usually see previous webinars and video presentations at one of the addresses in this panel.
Cosgrove Festival a success in spite of rain
Unfortunately we seem to have picked the worst weekend to hold our annual Canal Festival and Craft Fair which took place on 19–20 July. There was a severe weather warning given out the evening before, and I received several emails asking if we were cancelling the event but no - it went ahead in spite of the weather!
The site was set up from Thursday 17 July, when a corporate group from Allianz helped with mooring signs and put up gazebos. On the Friday Network Rail assisted, as did our own volunteers and two people from WRG.
Saturday morning was wet and some of the boat traders didn’t open up until 2pm. The Craft Fair in the village had low attendance but things improved in the afternoon, and both Craft Fair and Canal festival did well. It was
A busy Festival scene despite poor weather. Photo: BCS.
a very similar pattern on Sunday with the morning rainy and more people attending later, but unfortunately just as we were packing up the heavens opened and it just poured down with rain! Then at 5pm when all visitors had left the sun came out. I think people enjoyed themselves in spite of the weather.
At our Bourton Meadow site the main task has been removing the excess of weed in the canal. The hot weather has helped here as more volunteers have chosen to don waders and help remove weed from the canal bed. Again we have had help from Corporate groups including Marsh, Mercedes and NHBC.
On 4 June, we received a visit at our Bourton Meadow site from Pippa Kirkbridge, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire and Vice president of Heart of Bucks Community Foundation, as part of the Heart of Bucks 25th anniversary tour. This was in recognition of our charitable services to Buckinghamshire. The group was very impressed with our work at Bourton Meadow and promised to continue to provide more help in the future.
On 12 July, a very moving memorial service was held for Gerry Millard, Trustee and Construction Manager for the BCS, with a memorial stone being unveiled near Bridge One at Cosgrove.
Also at Cosgrove, volunteers have been working on a new landing stage. Again we have received extra help from corporate groups which include the Open University and Vinci Technology.
Athina Beckett, Buckingham Canal Society.
WCT / CRT agreement may include £40/hour charge
In his column in Wendover Canal Trust's Summer 2025 newsletter, Clive Johnson, Trust Chairman, expresses some frustration at the continuing negotiations with Canal & River Trust regarding the licence for resumption of restoration work. On 9 May, WCT received a document from CRT which seemed to assume that WCT would be subcontracting all work rather than doing it themselves. A revised document arrived in early July, and Clive states that CRT and WCT were due to meet on 22 July to discuss some final points. See update below. Ed.
Clive notes the imposition of boating restrictions, notably closure of the Aylesbury Arm, resulting from continuing dry weather and the low water level in Wilstone Reservoir due to the strengthening work there, and points out that the Wendover restoration would make the water supply to the GU summit much more resilient. He also gives a reminder that the works at Wilstone Reservoir have entailed footpath diversions and closure of the reservoir car park from September for about four months. The road next to this car park will be closed during September too.
Clive reported having taken part in an IWA Zoom meeting to discuss CRT's recently published draft national proposals for a Restoration Delivery Plan. A key proposal is that volunteer canal restoration bodies such as WCT should pay CRT £40 per hour to cover the costs of CRT forming a national team to work with restorers. But having been involved in various restoration schemes for many years, Clive thought this was wrong in principle, and hoped then that WCTs forthcoming licence agreement with CRT would avoid the need to be affected by this.
On 25 June, Trust volunteers took part in a work party day under CRT’s volunteer programme, to cut back grass and other greenery at the Pocket Park near Whitehouses. Having had grasscutters serviced beforehand, WCT volunteers were able to use these and other tools for this work. All the benches in the Park are accessible once more. Volunteers also cleared the route through the wooded area to the viewing platform at Whitehouses and the bench there. Some large areas were left as wildlife havens.
Wendover Canal News, Summer 2025.
Update 25 August; In response to my enquiry about progress since the 22 July meeting with CRT, Clive Johnson sent the following. Ed.
“We seem to be tantalisingly close to starting initial work, but still not quite there. We are waiting for CRT’s response, on two points: whether our updated “Remediation Strategy” is
Maintenance at the Pocket Park..
Photo: WCT. now OK, and to attach a missing document to our Licence Agreement. We heard on 22 July that CRT expect to apply their Restoration Delivery Plan to all restorations on CRT waterways from 1 April next year, including the payment of £40 per hour to CRT for their time [see above]. And our Licence Agreement may become the template for everyone else. I have done my best to publicise this, and have been invited to join IWA’ s (national) Restoration Committee which meets for the first time on 2 September on Zoom.”
Share your waterway memories with MK Canals
The MK Canals charity is seeking memories, stories and photos about the canals in Milton Keynes, so that a comprehensive history of the city's canals can be created. You are invited to share what you know at either of two "Down Memory Lane" canal heritage events.
On Saturday 20 September, as part of the Great Linford Heritage Celebration, MK Canals will be at St Andrew's Church, Great Linford, MK14 5DZ, from 12 noon to 4.30pm, with a history display and staff ready to hear your stories. Nearest parking is at Parklands, Linford Manor Park. The following day (Sunday 21 September) they will be on the canalside, Lonsdale, Wolverton Park, MK12 5FN, 12 noon to 4.30pm.
Alternatively you can send your material by email to trustees@mkcanals.org
The MK Canals web site includes a small collection of historical videos about both local and general canal topics. Titles include:
How Blisworth Tunnel was built (Stoke Bruerne Canal Partnership)
How a lock works (Canal & River Trust)
A very brief history of the Grand Union Canal in Milton Keynes - Powerpoint presentation (B&MK Waterway Trust, 2023)
Electra and the MK Parks Trust (2024)
See these and others at https://www.mkcanals.org/videos.html
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A future crowd-puller for the Branch?
Our Scotland correspondent (yes, we do have one) tipped us off about a “Cardboard Boat Race” held recently on the Union Canal at Linlithgow, West Lothian.
It wasn’t a race really. Competing vessels of various degrees of seaworthiness and aesthetic appeal were placed in turn on a tractor-driven trolley, and carefully lowered down a slipway into the water. Accompanied by a safety boat, their crews, all wearing appropriate PPE, were required to circumnavigate a marker in the form of a large birthday cake. We don’t know how the competing craft were judged, or what prizes they won. Judging by the crowds, it seems to have been a popular event.
H’m . . . might be an idea for the Branch, but I’ll bet the Risk Assessment was a lengthy document! Picture: still from Linlithgow Union Canal Society video.
Les Franklin.
Graeme Lockhart
We are saddened to report the death of Graeme Lockhart on 2 July. His funeral was held at All Saints' Church, Leighton Buzzard, on 18 July.
Graeme was best known to Milton Keynes Branch members for his contributions of festive music and accompaniments to songs at our Christmas socials in recent years. He was also a keen supporter of Wendover Canal Trust. In former years he served as Site Manager for the very successful Wendover Canal Festivals that were held at New Mill, Tring until the Trust lost the use of the field when it was sold.
We send our condolences to Graeme's family.
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Down Memory Lane (Towpath?) – The Editor’s Page
On Page 13, we give details of the MK Canals charity’s appeal for memories or photos of the city’s canals—please do take up this invitation and submit your contribution. One thing I will be sending to the charity is a document I prepared a few years ago for IWA’s web site, based on a talk I gave to the Branch in 2012 on the history of the Branch, which was formed in May 1976.
My only qualification for doing the talk and the document was that I have been Newsletter Editor for much of the time since I joined the Branch in 1980. I received early material from several members, notably the late Dave Leeson, who came up with the above photo from a 1977 press cutting reporting what may have been the Branch’s first Clean-up.
The accompanying text said: “Assisted by three members of the Development Corporation, 12 volunteers from the newly-formed Branch of the Inland Waterways Association donned their wellies and took to two boats near Tinkers Bridge. From the short stretch adjacent to that estate, they collected 15 sacks of expanded polystyrene – thought to come from building sites – an old armchair, a mattress, a bike and a mass of driftwood.” Methods may have become a bit more sophisticated, but the reason why we do it sadly remains the same.
Since then the Branch’s achievements include the National Rally in 1985, its spinoff the MK Urban Aid Scheme (which led to the Wolverton Train Mural) and the successor Canalside Improvement Scheme. In 1988 the Branch worked to persuade engineers not simply to bulldoze the GU embankment for an 18-month closure while they built the Grafton Street Aqueduct (the canal stayed open at reduced width, with two Christmas closures with craneage). Two years later, the Branch joined a campaign to route the Linslade Western Bypass west of the railway line instead of through the tranquil Ouzel Valley. Our Canal Clean-ups became a model for others, and our fundraising has allowed us continually to support the local canal restoration schemes. “Back-office” work, such as running the Branch and monitoring local Planning applications, goes on without making the headlines.
The Branch will be 50 years old next year, and there is much to celebrate. Memories may bore some people to death, but they can be of great value in interpreting the past, understanding the present and shaping the future.
Les Franklin, Editor.
Getting in touch with MK Branch
The Committee welcomes you to the 202526 season of social meetings. As we go to publication. the social programme is still being worked on. Details will be given at meetings and posted on the Branch Facebook page as soon as possible.
Chairman: TIM ARMSTRONG tim.armstrong@waterways.org.uk
Trade Representative: JAMES GRIFFIN james@canalholidays.co.uk
Committee member: MARIE DRAPER marie239@btinternet.com
Committee member: WESLEY HARRISON wesley.harrison@waterways.org.uk
Vice-Chairman VACANT
Social Secretary: VACANT
Clean-up Supervisor: VACANT
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Fenny Lock Adoption Scheme: MIKE HARPER (non-Committee) Contact via Diane Witts
NEW MEMBERS should receive a welcome contact from our Membership Secretary Pete Bickers. We very much hope to see you at our Branch meetings and other events please introduce yourselves to one of our Committee members (those wearing IWA badges).
https://www.waterways.org.uk
Get the latest waterway news at these web sites. Addresses can change, but these were correct on 26 July 2025. IWA homepage: MK Branch pages: MK Branch Facebook page: Canal and River Trust: Bedford-MK Waterway Trust: Buckingham Canal Society: Wendover Canal Trust: Friends of the Canal Museum:
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of The Inland Waterways Association or of the Milton Keynes Branch. They are however publishedas being of interest to members and readers.
