The funds to purchase the benches and pay for their installation came from the David Blagrove Community Trust, which was set up after David's death in 2016. This followed a very successful appeal which raised a considerable sum to make it possible. David's daughter Sarah Borondy, Chair of the Trust said: 'The Trusts vision was to enrich local communities and to improve the lives of disadvantaged youth through experiencing the UK canal and waterways network. Its aims were also to enhance the local landscapes and heritage, while encouraging and supporting the local communities. So for the trust to provide the funding for the two benches just seemed a fitting end to celebrate all that the trust has achieved over the last seven years. The Trust's trustees and its stalwart members have agreed it's now time to close it, in this final act of commemoration.'
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