The Buckingham Canal Society would like to see the Buckingham Canal re-opened, using the original line wherever possible. The original route from Cosgrove to Buckingham passed through Old Stratford, Deanshanger, Thornton, Leckhampstead Wharf, Thornborough Mill, Maids Moreton Mill and Bourton Meadow. The BCS was founded in January 1992 and is a registered charity number 1072924. It is affiliated to the Inland Waterways Association and has a membership of around 150 people all over the UK. The BCS is also a member of the Milton Keynes Heritage Association. The restoration of the canal would bring new life, new recreational opportunities and new, environmentally-friendly businesses to the countryside and towns and villages between Cosgrove and Buckingham. Restoration projects elsewhere in the UK have overcome much greater obstacles than any found on the line of the Buckingham Canal. The Society recognises that restoration is a long-term project which will involve major investment but when restored will bring considerable benefits to the areas through which the restored canal passes.