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6.7.2 Visitor spend Visitor spend will be spread around an area, and will not only be in facilities directly associated with the canal. Development of the canal is expected to contribute to booking rates for local accommodation of all types: camping and caravan sites, bed and breakfast, self-catering and hotels and guest houses. Spending in local shops and facilities will increase, and an ambition of the restoration will be to contribute to the maintenance of local shopping facilities, and even the opening of new businesses. Similar issues of leakage apply within the tourism economy, with the basic premise that the more money can be retained locally, for longer, the greater will be its local economic benefit. However, the extent of leakage here depends on the decisions of many, separate, tourism and leisure businesses. The Partnership has less capacity to influence these decisions, compared to the control it has over its expenditure. However, where practical, the Partnership will aim to encourage local tourism and leisure business to minimise leakages. C) One of the key economic objectives of the restoration is to create a facility that will increase visitor numbers to the canal corridor, and encourage those visitors to spend more. D) Tourism and leisure businesses operating within the canal corridor will be encouraged to adopt purchasing and employment practices which maximise the local economic impact of visitor spend. Support mechanisms are available to help achieve this through Ruralscape’s Canal Tourism Project, a similar new post in Powys (run by British Waterways) and Business Link. These schemes seek to support new businesses which make use of the green attractions of the area, and run in a sustainable manner, with minimum impact on the environment. 6.7.3 Associated development The final mechanism by which the restoration project can boost the local economy is through the sensitive re-development of canal-side land and buildings for new commercial uses. It is now widely acknowledged that waterwaybased developments can play a catalytic role in regeneration, within both urban and rural contexts. The lessons of recent research is that the canal can act as focus for new development, but that a pro-active approach is required from public and private sector partners. The Montgomery restoration will provide the opportunity to investigate, promote and – where required – seek funding for new developments. Preliminary work of this nature has been undertaken and is the subject of the economic report produced by Rural Solutions. The developments featured in the report are unlikely to take place unless the canal is restored, will need to be promoted by the partnership, and will need to conform to local planning policies. E) Private and third party funding for the re-development of canal side land and buildings will be sought as part of the restoration project. 6.7.4 Capital costs and funding F) External funding will be sought in order to implement the proposals and values outlined in this Conservation Management Strategy. Sources will be varied, and differ between England and Wales, but are expected to include European funds, regional job creation initiatives, and heritage or lottery schemes. These will require match funding to leverage the sums required. G) All Partnership organisations will support the restoration through a combination of capital funding, technical expertise, and funding in kind. 83
6.7.5 Operation & maintenance costs At present, most maintenance costs associated with the canal itself are met by British Waterways, with some contribution from Shropshire County Council and Oswestry Borough Council on the newly restored sections. As further restoration progresses, management of the canal corridor will diversify into a wider area and wider range of activities. Operation and maintenance costs will increase. H) In recognition of the wider benefits that the restoration will bring to the local economy and the communities of the canal corridor, the associated increase in operation and maintenance costs will need to be quantified and supported at an early stage. British Waterways will prepare a detailed estimate of the likely operation and maintenance costs that will arise from restoration. These costs will also reflect the potential incomes derived from the expected increased levels of navigation, which have been shown by the Options Appraisal to be an important factor in contributing to maintenance costs, and minimising net public expenditure. Securing an agreement between Partnership organisations, for long term maintenance and funding, will be an essential prerequisite of proceeding with capital works. References for further information ECOTEC Research & Consulting, 2001. The Economic Impact of Waterway Development Schemes. Rural Solutions (2004) The Montgomery Canal and Canal Corridor – the Rural Regeneration Potential of Restoration. 84
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document is t
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1. INTRODUCTION Summary of chapter
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1.1 THE PARTNERSHIP This Strategy h
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1.3 COMPANION REPORTS Throughout th
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Llangollen Canal Frankton Junction
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2.1 INTRODUCTION Many of the conser
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A key aim of the Shropshire Tourism
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3.1 LANDSCAPE HERITAGE 3.1.1 Overvi
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iv. The Canal The driving force beh
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Table 3.1. Montgomery Canal Corrido
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The country has been divided up int
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Although there is little natural wo
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References for further information
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they have undergone extensive repai
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ii. Commercial Fishing 24) Commerci
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7.8 ECONOMIC AND RURAL REGENERATION
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7.8.3 Proposals 1) Local suppliers:
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8. PHASED RESTORATION Summary of ch
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8.1.1 Context Although this is a co
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8.2 THE CRITICAL PATH: PHASING Time
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vii. Belan Locks Previous temporary
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9.1 PHILOSOPHY The Montgomery is a
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Techniques and events included the
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What do you want conserved or prote
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4) A database of customer groups is
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10.1 NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY INDICA
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EDUCATION BW-organised visits - num
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Table 10.3 Summary Conservation Obj
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AQUATIC VEGETATION - LOCAL DISTINCT
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10.3.3 Other Biological Monitoring
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Llantysilio Sluice Llantysilio Feed
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Table 11.1 Commitments to Action. F
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