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BBC News
Lanterns mark 225 years of canal after fears it would run dry
24.12.2025
1 hour ago
On Christmas Eve in 1800, a canal in what was then an industrial
corridor in Wales saw its first cargo journey.
Now, the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal attracts an estimated three
million visitors every year.
To mark its 225th anniversary, hundreds of people took part in a series
of lantern parades along the canal in December, with illuminated canoes
and kayaks, a sailing swan lantern, a horse lantern on foot and an otter.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm218de7gk3o
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