Our appeal total has now passed £192,000 as very generous donors continue to contribute. 

Bricklaying is progressing on the bridge with the 12,000 bricks which have been donated by Wienerberger and valued at £11,000 included the appeal total. 

Further cost savings have been identified bringing the expected costs down to £253k,  meaning another £60k is required to fully fund phase 1. 

Can you help us by donating or organising a fundraising event ? 

This year's AGM was held on the 18th October in Shalford Village Hall. 

During the morning, Alan Johnson led a fascinating walk around the most northerly section of the canal. His comprehensive knowledge of the early railways in the area left us far better informed about the industrial development of this part of Surrey.

There was a good turnout of members with the hall pretty well full to capacity.  After the formal business was concluded, Bill Nicholson gave a comprehensive presentation on the exciting progress being made at Rooks Hill.  Outgoing Directors Julian Morgan and Dennis Gillen were presented with gifts to thank them for their long service.

Our very popular Santa Trips will be running from December 6th and tickets are now on sale and selling fast. 

Join us for a 40 minute festive canal boat trip with seasonal refreshments for all and a gift from Santa for the children. 

The ongoing restoration of our canal depends entirely on our volunteers.  There are a wide range of activities from hands on work on the canal itself, maintenance of our extensive range of machinery to administrative roles in fund raising, publicity and organising events.  It provides opportunities to learn new skills and meet people with a wide range of experience.  

Can you help and do you know of others who might like to be involved?

Email volunteering@weyarun.org.uk to get more information and to arrange a conversation to discuss how to get started. 

Our 2026 Calendar features stunning photographs of the canal across the year.   It is a large (A4 size) wall calendar. One page for each month with a large box for each date

Oliver Lake has kindly produced a new design again this year for our Christmas Card.   

Both are on sale in the Loxwood Canal Centre but you can also order on-line. 

Tickets for our Christmas Raffle with a First Prize of £200 are now on sale.

Tickets can be purchased on-line from our website.   Alternatively you can post a cheque to the address at the bottom of this newsletter and include a short note saying you would like to buy Raffle Tickets at £1 each.

Sally our 13 Ton tracked excavator is now back in action after her major engine overhaul.  During the dry summer the trucks delivering the Legato blocks to Rooks hill were able to unload them directly into their final position.  However, now the wet weather has arrived, access is restricted to tracked vehicles. So Sally was required to install the last 10 blocks.

The new Tracmaster flail mower is now in action and more than earning its keep. Towpath clearance that would have taken a day was completed by coffee time!

This machine is going to make a major contribution to keeping our ever increasing stretches of Towpath clear and open for walkers and cyclists to enjoy.

Did you know you can download an app to your iphone with detailed information on our canal.  This includes canal side features such as mileposts, benches, picnic sites, landing stages and walks. 

There are also details of past and current restoration projects.  This makes the app an excellent source of information available during a walk. 

Further details and instructions on downloading the app can be found via the button below.

Dave Verrall took this splendid photo of a kingfisher at the end of October near Brewhurst Bridge.  To see it in its full glory click on the link.

What have you seen and photographed recently? If you send a photo to Dave Verrall who will upload it to the  Wildlife photo section on the website.  dave.verrall@weyarun.org.uk   

Join the Wey & Arun Canal Trust to help extend our green corridor through the beautiful Surrey and Sussex countryside. Single membership £15pa - family £20pa.

Members receive our quarterly Wey South Magazine with more in depth stories and are able to attend special members events.

If you want to know more about how much we have achieved click on the The First 50 Years button below .