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The Newbury protest was a great success.
We had around 10 boats and about 100 protestors. These
covered a wide range of waterways users including cyclists, canoeists and
walkers.
All Waterways users were represented. Some
went to more effort than others to identify themselves!!
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The good-natured crowd mingle on Newbury
Wharf with their placards.
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Canoeists protest in a leisurely fashion!
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The crowd holding placards to show the
number of visitors to the waterways each year.
Newbury MP Richard Benyon is
in the centre.
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Local MP Richard Benyon attended and spoke well to
protestors and media. The latter put in a good effort with both local print
media and Meridian TV who led with the protest on their evening news ( go to
http://www.itvlocal.com/meridian/news and select Saturday Thames Valley today.)
That TV spot got the message out.It included footage of the breached weir at
Sheffield Mill which demonstrated the vulnerability of the canal.
Julie Dean |
