Urgent Appeal Launched To Save Foxton Canal Museum

There are fears Foxton Canal Museum will be forced to close unless £20,000 can be raised urgently.

Visitor numbers were badly hit earlier this year when Foxton Locks was closed to boats due to the drought, at a time when running costs continue to rise and the venue copes with the lasting impact of the pandemic.

Foxton Canal Museum

The museum, which tells the story of the Foxton Inclined Plane – a Victorian engineering marvel – and the people who shaped the country’s waterways, has been part of the community for more than 30 years.

An urgent crowdfunding appeal has been launched to help secure the museum’s future, with the money needed by February.

Museum manager Penny Arscott spoke to HFM:

To support the campaign, visit: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-foxton-canal-museum