BCN Society annual walk with Ray Shill – August 7th 2014

The walk will be from Deakin’s Avenue to Rocky Lane.   Come and join author and historian Ray Shill to learn more about the BCN.  The meeting point of this walk is Deakins Avenue and Lock 12 on the Tame Valley Canal at 19:00 It is our purpose to follow the Tame Valley Canal the canal to Salford Junction and …

Exploring the BCN on foot.

Received from Mike Since retiring in Jan14 I decided that to ensure I didn’t spend the next few months deciding how to plan to be busy , my mission would be to walk the entire BCN network asap. I commenced on 19 March taking photos of all structures on route and the odd swans nest!! Using National Express and Arriva …

Many hands make dirty work?

  The Society was delighted to be invited to join in the annual BCN Clean-up – with some Grand Union thrown in. This year’s event took place in the Digbeth area and included the Garrison, Ashtead and Camp Hill lock flights. As usual the clean up was also attended by DCT, IWA, WRG, CCT AND CRT. Boats attending were Phoenix, …

Rare Sighting on Dudley No2 Canal‏

The first weekend of meteorological Spring (honest!) lead to the extremely rare sighting of the Society’s Treasurer in control of a working Power Tool!  Despite the exertions of the previous evening in Selly Oak a stalwart band managed to find their way to Hawne Basin to begin the makeover of Phoenix. The expert skills of Arthur, Barry and Bob were backed …