No water in the Basingstoke Canal
Introduction
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No water in the Basingstoke Canal
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 24 Mar 2012
But plenty of contractors' traffic on the towpath. The Basingstoke Canal's Deepcut flight closed officially in 2008, but opened briefly for a rally in 2009. The contractors Dyer & Butler started the necessary repairs in November 2011. It was planned to re-open the flight in June 2012, but water shortages now mean that the earliest possible date is later in 2012. The full refurbishment programme is scheduled to take two years.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.301124
Longitude
-0.667958