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30/10/2026

🎅🎄 SANTA EXPERIENCE BOAT TRIPS ARE BACK!🎄🎅

Make Christmas extra magical with a festive trip aboard the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust’s Dragonfly!

Bring the family along to meet Santa, enjoy the Christmas atmosphere and make some special memories. Every child will receive a personalised present.

Dates available:
🎄 5th & 6th December
🎄 12th & 13th December
🎄 19th & 20th December
🎄 21st, 22nd & 23rd December

⏰ Multiple sailing times available, from 10:30am to 3pm.

📍 Departing from the Southby & Co. Financial Planning Landing Stage at Waitrose, Wichelstowe, Swindon.

Ticket prices:
👨 Adults: £6
🧒 Children: £12
👶 Under-ones go free!

⚠️ Pre-booking is essential! Trips must be booked and paid for at least 48 hours in advance.

To book your trip, email: [email protected]

For more information, visit www.wbct.org.uk and click on *Boat Trips*.

🎄 Spaces are limited, so don't leave it until the last minute! Make this Christmas one to remember with the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust. ❤️🎅

29/10/2026

🎃👻 All aboard for some spooky Halloween fun! 🚤

Join the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust for our special Halloween Boat Trips this Friday 30th and Saturday 31st October!

🦇 Enjoy a spooktacular trip along the canal, with a little Halloween magic along the way!
📍 Departing from the Southby & Co. Landing Stage, near Waitrose, Wichelstowe, Swindon.
🕸️ Bring your family, friends and your Halloween spirit for a frightfully good time!
🎃 Don't miss the boat – come and join the fun!
👇 See the poster below for trip times and details.

28/10/2026

Fancy becoming part of our skipper team?⚓️

We’re looking for volunteers to train as skippers and crew and help support our boat trips!

🚤 Free training– no need to worry if you’re new to boating.

🚤 Flexible volunteering – there’s no requirement to volunteer every week. Give as much or as little time as you can!

It’s a great opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and get involved in something rewarding.

🏴‍☠️ Come aboard and join the crew! To enquire about joining our happy little band, email [email protected]

24/10/2026

🎅 SANTAS WANTED! 🎄

Could you bring a little Christmas sparkle to the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust this December?

Our much-loved Santa Experiences bring joy and excitement to local families whilst raising funds to support the restoration of our canal.

We’re looking for volunteer Santas to join our festive crew! 🎅

You don’t need experience, just a smile, a jolly spirit and a willingness to spread some Christmas cheer. Training will be provided, so don’t worry if you’ve never donned the red suit before!

Fancy being part of the magic? Please email [email protected] to find out more!

Please share this post and help us find our Santas!

23/10/2026

We were on BBC Points West yesterday evening!

22/10/2026

When taking passengers on Dragonfly or our other trip boats our skippers always give a safety talk, covering potential hazards and how to stay safe, often emphasising that our crews are trained in emergency procedures such as fire, man overboard etc.
As part of this, all skippers have to have a First Aid certificate and crew are strongly encouraged to do the same. This means a one-day course every three years, which the Trust arranges for free.
Here are members of Dragonfly crew and some of our work parties participating in the CPR element of this.
Our passengers are safe in their hands!

21/10/2026

Here's some wildlife with a difference. The swans have been teaching the cygnets to fly - here's an early lesson, taken at Wichelstowe; clearly more encouragement is needed!

20/10/2026

Wilts & Berks Canal Trust – Pewsham Bottom Lock Rebuild

Despite the rain today Trust volunteers were able to make another step forward in the rebuild of the entrance wall to Bottom Lock at Pewsham. With 2 dumpers taking concrete from the lorry to the lock the concrete was poured to slowly build up the wall. Our next work party on Thursday will see more concrete blocks moved into position with 2 more rows set and then backfilled with concrete.
More information about our work can be found at https://wbct.org.uk/

19/10/2026

NEW PATH CONSTRUCTION 🚧

For this week a stretch of tow path will be closed at Templars Firs, Royal Wootton Basset. This also includes the canal car park at Marlborough Road.
In association with Network Rail and Taylor Woodrow, a new path is being constructed from the Slip way area up to near the bridges that serve the adjacent country park area looked after by RWB Environment Trust. Tow path users can still access the area using the diversion onto the farm track that runs alongside.
All going well the path will open for this coming weekend!

Address

Dauntsey Lock Canal Centre, Dauntsey Lock
Chippenham
SN154HD

Telephone

+448456251977

Website

http://www.wbct.org.uk/

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