BCNS and Longwood Boat Club will be holding a duck race at our May Gathering (17th – 19th). We know many of our members live some distance away and may be unable to attend so we thought we’d give you the opportunity of playing by purchasing a duck(s) remotely. All you need to do is email the Secretary, Michael …
BCNS WORK PARTY PROGRAMME 2024
With the return of Phoenix after its extensive repairs, the Society has announced a Work Party Programme for 2024. All dates are for Work parties to be held on the second Saturday in each Calendar month. The schedule is:- 11th May 2024 Tividale Aqueduct and Toll Island 8th June 2024 …
2024 Events to be held on the BCN
Several events are planned by other groups to be held on the BCN in 2024. Details for each event, summarised below, can be found on the individual event pages on their respective dates. Bradley Canal Festival – 15 June 2024 Wednesfield Canal Festival – 10/11 August 2024 Brownhills Canal Festival – 17-18 August 2024 Black Country Boating Festival – 13-15 …
Social Events Talks Programme 2024/25
The Social Secretary and Meetings organiser, Andy Tidy, has arranged the following programme of talks for the 2024/25 season. Thursday 5th September 2024 David Jones – The Stafford Navigation Thursday 3rd October 2024 Paul Niblett – “William Morris Cars”. Thursday 7th November 2024 Graham Worton – Dudley Geologist Thursday 2nd January 2025 …
IWA-WRG Birmingham Canals Clean Up 2024
Ever wondered what’s lurking beneath the waters of the Birmingham Canal Navigations? The Birmingham Canals Clean-up weekend is a great opportunity to have fun and meet new people while clearing shopping trolleys, tyres, bicycles and even more exciting treasures from the canal! It is hoped this annual effort on the BCN will help keep the less well used parts of the …
BCNS Annual General Meeting – Friday 17 May 2024
The 2024 AGM of the BCNS will be held as part of the BCNS and Longwood Boat Club Rally. It will be held on Friday 17th May at 7pm at Killock Scout Building, Longwood Lane, Aldridge WS4 2JT.
BCNS and Longwood Boat Club Rally
The BCNS and Longwood Boat Club Rally is to be held at the Top Lock of the Rushall Flight over the weekend of Friday 17th May—Sunday 19th May 2024 The BCNS Annual General Meeting will take on Friday 17th May at 7:30pm and after the AGM there will be a quiz organised for all to take part in. There will …
BCNS ICICLE CRUISE 1st – 3rd March 2024
Following the success of our early season cruise to the Fens Pools in 2023 the Society have planned another short cruise for 2024. BCN Society Icicle Cruise 1st – 3rd March 2024. Meet at Merry Hill on the evening of Friday 1st March. Cruise to Parkhead Locks and up to Dudley Tunnel Portal on Saturday 2nd March. Hopefully, there will …
Phoenix Appeal – the BCNS workboat needs your help!
Phoenix is the Society workboat and is essential for us to undertake our work party activities, like cleaning up the Birmingham canals. Unfortunately, major work are required, so we are asking for your help! We have set up a Just Giving account, to make it quick and easy to donate, and keep Phoenix afloat! Please download one of the forms …
Toll Island Work Party
BCNS received a request from Steve Lambert at CRT to undertake a clean up to clear the toll island on the New Main Line beneath the Engine Arm aqueduct near Smethwick. Emails were sent out, a date agreed and 11 hardly volunteers turned up at 9.30am on Saturday 26th October at Brasshouse Lane to meet Steve and unload the CRT tools into the BCNS …