The Canal Trust has purchased another section of canal. This is the Gennets Farm section near Loxwood in West Sussex and south of Gennets Bridge Lock which was restored by the Trust in 2018.
After the purchase of the Bonfire Hanger section of the canal in May this year and with a section including the lock itself that we already owned (Gennets Bridge Lock), a continuous length of about 1.5km/1 mile is now in our ownership. This is in addition to the length of about 5km/3 miles in the centre of Loxwood where they run public trips boats and have a canal centre and which is leased on a long-term basis.
The latest acquisition is a tribute to the work of the Trust’s teams, especially EWG (Eric Walker Group), who have transformed the Gennets Farm section in recent years and continues to open up more restoration opportunities.
