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| THE WEY & ARUN CANAL TRUST APPOINTS ITS FIRST SUMMIT MANAGER at DUNSFOLD, Surrey.  The Trust is delighted to announce the recent appointment of Andrew Bowerman as the Dunsfold Summit Manager. Andy has over 30 years experience in highway and traffic engineering, both in the UK and abroad. Since March 1999 he has been a specialist sub-consultant working for Consulting Engineers Parsons Brinckerhoff Limited with responsibilities covering a wide range of projects including the widening of the M1, M25 and the West London tram project.  Andrew has enjoyed walking along the canal for over 20 years and been a member of the Trust since 1998. He is looking forward to being more involved in the restoration of 'London's Lost Route to the Sea' on a voluntary basis. Andy says "I believe that my priorities will be to consolidate the considerable effort that has been done in the past and encourage a planned maintenance programme. I will also act as a collecting point for ideas, proposals and information that will further the Dunsfold Pound renovation." With his engineering experience, a BA (Hons) in Three Dimensional Design, Andy's contribution to the full
restoration of the canal is welcomed.
The first event to be held in Dunsfold will be the official unveiling of a plaque at the 'Three Compasses' Inn
by the Trust's President, Lord Egremont. This will take place at 2.30pm on Friday, 12th August. Further details can be
obtained from our website www.weyandarun.co.uk or by email from pr@wact.org.uk or the Trust's office 01403 752403.
Historical Note to Authors
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In the book 'London's Lost Route to the Sea' by P.A.L. Vine, Dunsfold is first mentioned as
being included in the initial proposal to link London and the English Channel by joining the Wey and Arun rivers in
1631. When the Bill was introduced into the House of Lords 'for the making of a river navigable for boats and barges'
the line of navigation was to follow the course of the rivers Wey and Arun which were to be linked by a 2-mile canal
from the tributary stream of the Wey at Cranleigh to a small branch of the Arun at Dunsfold. In this way,
communication would be opened up between London and Littlehampton and the main object of the intended waterway was
to provide for the carriage of chalk, timber and products of the iron industry.
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Last updated June 28 2005