IWA Awards Kenneth Goodwin Trophy to Wey & Arun Canal Trust
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) today announced that the winner of The Kenneth Goodwin Trophy for
2003 is The Wey & Arun Canal Trust. The presentation of the Trophy will be made by Vaughan Welch, chairman of
IWA's Restoration Committee, immediately following the official opening of the Drungewick Slipway on Sunday
16th May.
The award was made with particular recognition for the Trust's new aqueduct over the River Lox at Drungewick
Lane, Loxwood, West Sussex. The aqueduct is the concluding phase of the three-part Drungewick Crossing, which
joins the existing Loxwood Link of almost 1¾ miles and the Drungewick Pound of ½ mile to Drungewick Lock.
The work was financed from a wide range of grants assembled by The Wey & Arun Canal Trust, including
substantial funding from IWA.
The Wey & Arun Canal Trust has also, with the help of a grant from IWA, constructed two slipways at
Drungewick. These will allow craft to enter and leave the canal from the winding hole just north of the aqueduct.
One will allow larger boats to be hauled up for servicing etc and the other will provide access to the canal for small
trailed boats.
John Fletcher, IWA's national chairman, said, "The restoration of the Wey & Arun Canal has progressed greatly in
2003. We are pleased to present this award to the Trust in recognition of its achievements towards the restoration
of the canal in general and, especially, with the opening of Drungewick Aqueduct. This is a vital step towards the
complete restoration programme".
Peter Foulger, chairman of the Trust said, "We are pleased to receive recognition of the achievements made the by
the Trust and its supporters. With the completion of the aqueduct, we hope that a total of almost 6 miles of
waterway can soon be opened from Loxwood High Street to Newbridge - over 25% of the total 23 miles of the
canal".
The Kenneth Goodwin Trophy is determined annually by IWA's Council from a recommendation from Council's
Restoration Committee and is made in recognition of progress on a waterway restoration scheme.
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