sentences:  Around of this section were rewatered at Easter 2015, and although water levels were initially kept lower than the design depth, the channel successfully held water for the first time in 120 years.The rewatered section runs eastwards from Drayton Beauchamp, rather than connecting to the section which is already navigable, and a further was expected to be rewatered during 2016.To speed up progress, the Trust considered using contractors for some of the work, and in November 2015 submitted a bid for a grant of £1.9 million to the Heritage Lottery Fund.