In 1926 after a loss of £18,041 the year before, the Great Western Railway sought to close the canal but they were instead charged with improving and maintaining the canal. The cargo trade continued to slow, but pleasure boats began using the canal. During the Second World War the Kennet and Avon Rivers became a second line of defense due to the po...

Since this is my first blog for the Caenhill Countryside Centre website, I think I should first tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Noor, I'm 44 years old and I live in the Netherlands. I've been working as an administrative assistant at a special needs primary school for the past 20 years (time flies!). I've been in a long-distance rela...

The Runner Ducks are my favorite at Caenhill Countryside Centre. I'm not sure why. They are easy to pick out amongst the crowd and seeing them always makes me smile. Naming 'Smile' smile was an inspired idea. This is why I was interested to learn more about them and hopefully anyone reading this will enjoy finding out about them too. The informatio...

It wasn't long after I started writing these blogs that I had the idea to write up a short history of the Caen Hill Locks and possibly even the farm. It actually wasn't long after I found CCC and read the very brief history that Chris had written on the website that I became interested. I haven't found much use for my history training since graduat...

Goose morning.. by Author The sun is shining and we are using easyblog to tel the story of the caenhillcc charity farm 

A photograph can say a lot about who we are. It can also remind us of a cherished moment in time with a loved one. It can capture a moment of utter beauty in nature that we want to share with others. We can enjoy looking at photographs and taking the odd few on our phones, or we can decide to take the jump at buying a camera and doing both! As I've...

Hello, before I begin I would like to quickly introduce myself. My name is Sarah Buchholz and I live in the United States. Prior to the pandemic I spent the last 2 years traveling the Midwest region as a full time volunteer working with children and homebound elderly. I am a photographer and trained historian. ---- What is it about animals tha...

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