Mrs Street came into class today to tell us all about the Union Canal. She is a canal enthusiast who has her own boat on the Union Canal. She told us lots of interesting facts about the Canal.

Fraser – You can’t fish where it has yellow signs as you might get electrocuted from the overhead wires.

Sophie R- Canal boats used to get pulled by horse who walked along the side of the canal.

Oscar – Minks live along the canal and are dangerous to animals and humans. They are not scared. The union canal is about 21 miles long.

Maria-Victoria – the canal was built 200 years ago! The canal was dug by hand – no machines!

Charlee-Marie – plants grow in the water and if you try to swim in the canal you might get drowned. You also should not put rubbish in the canal.

Sophie M – lots of wildlife live around the canal.

Finlay – the canal was closed for 40 years and they had to clean it to reopen it. It goes all the way from Edinburgh to the Falkirk wheel.

Ethan – the bridges over the canal have numbers on them.

Thank you very much Mrs Street – we learned lots from you.