DID YOU know there are 127 miles of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. And correspondingly there should be 127 milestones. Well some are missing. There is a plan to replace those that are missing and refurbish those that need refurbishing. What a splendid idea! Writes Maffi Oxford.
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The Mayor of Skipton Councillor Gordon Bell has pledged £36,600 to the project. Wonderful stuff! That's a tad over £288 each milestone. I think you will agree that is a lot of money for a lump of rock with a number on it and a few cans of paint.
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Now the Canal & River Trust is seeking sponsors to donate upwards of £200 for each milestone restoration. That will be a total of £488 for each milestone. I think you will agree that is a bigger lot of money for a lump of rock with a number on it and a few cans of paint.
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Canal & River Trust plan to allocate the work to volunteers. Nuff said! I'll write a cheque......not.