Lancaster Canal`s bicentenary celebrated with `Lanky` comic art in Kendal
(WorldNews Europe)

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED: 8 October 2019 LANCASTER CANAL BICENTENARY CELEBRATED ON THE WALLS OF KENDAL`S WESTMORLAND SHOPPING CENTRE An exhibition of 42 illustrations from `The Lanky`, the world`s first canal comic book, will be launched at Kendal`s Westmorland Shopping Centre this Friday (11 October) as part of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Promoted by the Canal & River Trust charity, which manages the Lancaster Canal and 2,000 miles of waterways, and the Lancaster Canal Regeneration Partnership, the book`s illustrations are featured on the walls of the shopping centre by comic book creator, artist Oliver East. Both he and the Trust`s local canal community project manager...