BRITAIN’S leading walking charity, the Ramblers Association, is supporting a petition to protect Warren Farm, which lies on the border of Southall and Yeading. Brent River and Canal Society (BRCS) has launched a petition to make Warren Farm and its surrounding meadows a nature reserve. The Ramblers are offering support by writing written to the Mayor of London and Ealing Council. The group has nearly 500 members, who regularly walk in the meadows and want to see the site protected for residents and to help nature. Since Ealing Council stopped using Warren Farm for sport in 2013, the meadows have re-wilded to house rare birds, mammals, plants, reptiles and insects.
Local canal towns among IMPACT! Grant recipients
Wayne Post
The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor announced the 13 nonprofit organizations and municipalities that will receive IMPACT! Grants in 2021 totaling $108,787.
These grants advance work to preserve and showcase canal heritage, educate youth and welcome people to explore the canal in their local communities. Funding ranges from $1,500 to $12,000 and will leverage an additional $146,630 in private and public project support.
“As the pandemic continues to present abnormal challenges, it is especially gratifying to support diverse canal-inspired innovations,” said Bob Radliff, executive director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. “We are so pleased to make these timely investments and contribute to the resilience of our canal communities.”