November 2019 Review
Barrow Civic and Local History Society welcomed Colin Smith, Chairman of Ulverston Canal Regeneration Group to speak at the last meeting of its 2019 programme. Ulverston Canal was sold by Glaxo 7 years ago and is now owned by a private company who specialise in cleaning up industrial sites. Colin Smith explained that the Regeneration Group was founded shortly afterwards, as the canal footpath was becoming overgrown, with weeds and litter being a big problem. Improvements to the footpath have been made with extra benches and litter bins in place. The clearance of the weeds has allowed wildflowers to flourish …