Local Heritage Focus
We were chatting to one of our friends, Kevin. He is an engineer who specialises in waterways. He was very interested in the location of the school as the Forth and Clyde Canal runs directly behind it.
In 1763, a civil engineer called John Smeaton initially surveyed the route for the Forth and Clyde canal. Two hundred years later in 1963, the canal closed. This was not the end of the story. In 2001, the canal reopened as part of one of the largest canal restorations in Britain.
In 1763, a civil engineer called John Smeaton initially surveyed the route for the Forth and Clyde canal. Two hundred years later in 1963, the canal closed. This was not the end of the story. In 2001, the canal reopened as part of one of the largest canal restorations in Britain.
Scottish Canals: www.scottishcanals.co.uk/canals/forth-clyde-canal/
Over the last decade, a new vision for Scottish Canals has driven the nation’s 250-year-old inland waterways into a renaissance, reimagining these former industrial transport arteries as corridors of opportunity, tourism, and transformation that greatly benefit the people and economy of Scotland.
(Scottish Canals)
Today, canals have a different use to their intended purpose when constructed. The Scottish Canals website advertises different activities and events.
Canal Events: www.scottishcanals.co.uk/events/
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They range from boating to paddling, running to cycling, following trails to discovering wildlife. There are even fun-days held on certain canals, like the Cardboard Boat Race held each year in Linlithgow.
Linlithgow Union Canal Society: Cardboard Boat Race
As part of this project, can Primary 7/6 work together to promote the use of the Forth and Clyde Canal in their local community?