The Falkirk Wheel, a unique giant rotating boatlift located close to the Scottish town after which it is named, was opened officially on the 24th May 2002 by Her Najesty Queen Elizabeth II. By the end of 2002, British Waterways and its partners plan to complete an huge ￡190 million waterway restoration programme which will see 350 km of waterways built or reopened, spectacular new visitor attractions and even the first stretch of new canal in a century!
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