A NEW WAY OF GETTING FUNDS has been devised by Canal & River Trust.
By getting drinkers at pubs to donate, very easily and very quickly.
Rodney Hardwick's photograph shows the new method of collecting cash with a simple device that allow a credit or debit card to just be touched—and it's all done!
Grand Union Canal
His photograph was taken showing the bar at The Three Locks by the Grand Union Canal at Stoke Hammond.
With such a shortfall in cash from the government, ways have to be devised to raise funds to enable the trust to carry out its repairs to the infrastructure, and this method seems as good as any.
It is not known how many pubs have accepted this method of getting funds for the trust, but understand it is being extended.