Social Evening Presentation – The Ridgacre and Beyond
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomA talk to be presented by Andy Tidy
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BCNS PROVISIONAL WORK PARTY – 8TH FEBRUARY 2025
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomA BCNS Work Party is normally scheduled for the second Saturday in a calendar month The planned work will be determined in due course Workboats will leave Titford Pumphouse at around 9:00 am and return mid-afternoon. The Work Party organisers, Mike Rolfe and Michael Smith-Keary would welcome any new recruits. If you wish to attend please email Mike Rolfe at ...
Social Evening Presentation – Thames Tales (Every drop is liquid history)
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomA talk to be presented by Phil Clayton
BCNS PROVISIONAL WORK PARTY – 8TH MARCH 2025
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomA BCNS Work Party is normally scheduled for the second Saturday in a calendar month The planned work will be determined in due course Workboats will leave Titford Pumphouse at around 9:00 am and return mid-afternoon. The Work Party organisers, Mike Rolfe and Michael Smith-Keary would welcome any new recruits. If you wish to attend please email Mike Rolfe at ...
WRG Birmingham Canals Clean-up 15-16th March 2025
The Annual 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 BCN and Black Country network from getting choked up with ...
Social Evening Presentation – BCN boats and boatyards
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomA talk to be presented by Martin O'Keeffe
BCNS ICICLE CRUISE – 11th – 12th April 2025 – Top of Perry Barr Locks
Perry Barr Locks Birmingham, United KingdomFollowing the success of our early season cruises to the Fens Pools in 2023 and the Parkhead Locks in 2024, the Society have planned another short cruise for 2025. BCN Society Icicle Cruise 11th-12th April 2025. Perry Barr Facilities Block We seek to coordinate a meeting point for boaters on Friday evening and are liaising with CRT about an activity ...
BCNS PROVISIONAL WORK PARTY – 12TH APRIL 2025
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomA BCNS Work Party is normally scheduled for the second Saturday in a calendar month The planned work will be determined in due course Workboats will leave Titford Pumphouse at around 9:00 am and return mid-afternoon. The Work Party organisers, Mike Rolfe and Michael Smith-Keary would welcome any new recruits. If you wish to attend please email Mike Rolfe at ...
BCLM Tug Gathering – 3-5th May 2025
BCLM Discovery Way, Dudley, United KingdomA rally for Tugs, dayboats and IceBoats is planned to be held on the Black Country Living Museum Site. The event is scheduled for the weekend of 3rd – 5th May 2025.
BCNS PROVISIONAL WORK PARTY – 10TH MAY 2025
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomA BCNS Work Party is normally scheduled for the second Saturday in a calendar month The planned work will be determined in due course Workboats will leave Titford Pumphouse at around 9:00 am and return mid-afternoon. The Work Party organisers, Mike Rolfe and Michael Smith-Keary would welcome any new recruits. If you wish to attend please email Mike Rolfe at ...
BCN 24 Hour Marathon Challenge – 24-25 May 2025
Withymoor Island - Netherton Halesowen Road, Dudley, West Midlands, United KingdomThe BCN 24 Hour Marathon Challenge will take place again next year on the weekend of Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May 2025. The finishing point will be Withymoor Island, where the Trust made a great job of hosting the finish line gathering in 2022. The format will remain similar to previous events. It is intended to introduce scoring factors ...
Coombeswood Canal Trust – Open Weekend 7-8th June 2025
Hawne Basin - Halesowen Hereward Rise, Halesowen, West MidlandsThe Trust is planning an Open Weekend for the 7th and 8th June 2025. More details will be released in due course. Shorelark
BCNS PROVISIONAL WORK PARTY – 7TH JUNE 2025
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomA BCNS Work Party is normally scheduled for the second Saturday in a calendar month The planned work will be determined in due course Workboats will leave Titford Pumphouse at around 9:00 am and return mid-afternoon. The Work Party organisers, Mike Rolfe and Michael Smith-Keary would welcome any new recruits. If you wish to attend please email Mike Rolfe at ...
Bradley Canal Festival – Saturday 14th June 2025
Bradley Workshops Bradley Lane, Bilston, West MidlandsThe Bradley Canal Festival for 2025 will be held on Saturday 14th June 2025 starting at 10:00 am - all are welcome. This poster from the 2024 Festival illustrates what should be on offer for those who attend. This will be updated when the 2025 details are finalised.
Brownhills Canal Festival – 16-17th August 2025
Silver Street Moorings, Brownhills Silver Street, Brownhills, United KingdomThe Brownhills Canal Festival is held on the third weekend of August each year, on the Wyrley and Essington Canal at Silver Street. The festival has floating traders, historic narrowboats, land traders and lots more. It is organised by the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Further details can be found at the LHCRT website –Brownhills
Black Country Boating Festival – 12-14 September 2025
Bumblehole Local Nature Reserve St Peter's Road, Dudley, United KingdomThe BCBF is an annual boating and community festival held on the Dudley No2 Canal at Bumblehole Local Nature Reserve. The festival is open on Friday evening 6 pm to 10 pm and on Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. Further details on the event can be found on the website - BCBF
BCLM Boaters Gathering – 20-21 September 2025
BCLM Discovery Way, Dudley, United KingdomThe Historic Narrowboat Club (HNBC) have announced plans for a Boaters Gathering to be held on the Black Country Living Museum Site. The event is scheduled for the weekend of 20th – 21st September 2025.
LHCRT – Huddlestone Gathering – 20-21 September 2025
Huddlestone Junction LIchfield, United KingdomAn event to be held by the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust. Website - LHCRT