Petition · past parliament
Provide Funding To Re-generate & re-open the Sankey Canal and its Locks
Closed
41 signatures
What the petition asks
The sankey canal has long fell into disrepair, I put it to Rt Hon David Cameron PM & the government to provide additional funding to canals & river trust and st helens local authority to regenerate the first modern canal in england and also of the industrial age.
The Sankey Canal was originally known as the Sankey Brook Navigation and later as the St Helens Canal. It lays claim to being the first modern canal in England, or the first canal of the industrial age, and indeed it opened before its more famous neighbour, the Bridgewater Canal.
Timeline
| 10 May 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Nov 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
41
Status
Closed
Opened
10 May 2016
Closed
10 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.