Talk by Alan Johnson

Did you know that it was once possible to travel by barge all the way from Weybridge to Littlehampton? Before the construction of railways, waterways performed the very important purpose of bulk transport of goods.

After lying fallow for a century, growing interest in conserving and restoring canals for recreation and leisure encouraged the creation of a related society in 1970 which became the Wey & Arun Canal Trust in 1973.

This is the story of the canal and the 50 years of progress towards its restoration as the southernmost arm of the national network.

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