A BOAT company is offering a prize of a free canal holiday as part of an open day this weekend to get more people out and about on west Wiltshire's canal network this summer.

Drifters runs canal boat bases all over the UK, including Staverton Marina, Trowbridge.

People are invited to tomorrow's open day to tour the range of boats for hire and can even take one out for a spin.

The company has arranged a series of competitions for children at the open days, with the top prize of a free family holiday on the canal up for grabs.

The open season on the UK's canals began last week and staff at Staverton Marina, have reported 75 per cent of its 18 boats booked out on hire for days out, weekend breaks and longer holidays.

Staverton Marina is open to the public from 10am-4pm tomorrow and Sunday.