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The Kennet & Avon Canal Bicentenary in 2010

In 2010 the Kennet & Avon Canal celebrates the 200th anniversary of its opening in 1810 and CC will be there.

CanalCuttings.co.uk will be visiting the Kennet and Avon Canal from the beginning of June to the end of July 2010 as part of their summer cruise on Narrowboat 'Maid Of The Mist'. The aims of the cruise are to document the cruise for CC and confirm the K&A guide page on www.CanalBoatingHolidays.com

The canal winds its way 87 miles from Reading to Bath, before joining the River Avon and linking to Bristol. The canal is a 200-year-old feat of engineering, originally built as a trade route, now supporting a thriving leisure industry following a record £25 million restoration project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The Kennet & Avon Canal is managed and maintained by British Waterways, in partnership with the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, local authorities and numerous volunteer groups. The canal is a diverse wildlife habitat, home to an impressive array of historic industrial architecture, a leisure boating route, a long distance path, a holiday destination and much more to many thousands of people who visit each year.

The K&A 200 steering group, including British Waterways, Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, VisitWiltshire and Wadworth & Co. Ltd, has joined forces to promote the canal during 2010, its bicentenary year. Through a series of activities and events, organisations, local groups and national bodies will be celebrating the canal’s history, enjoying its beauty and looking forward to its development beyond 2010 as a much-loved asset to the communities through which it passes and connects.