Social Evening Presentation – 6th November 2025 – Coal Mining in the Black Country
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomA talk presented by Graham Worton.
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Social Evening Presentation – 8 January 2026 – Philip Wild – Illustrating changes in parts of the BCN during the latter part of the 20th Century
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomUsing Photos from the BCNS Archive collections, Philip Wild, the BCNS Archivist, will highlight how the BCN has changed during the latter part of the 20th Century.
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Social Evening Presentation – 5 February 2026 – Julian Souter – History of the Staffs & Worc construction
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomJulian Souter from the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society will talk about the history of the Canal construction.
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Social Evening Presentation – 5 March 2026 – Andy Tidy – Coal from Cannock – A journey from Hednesford to Saltley
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomAndy Tidy, BCNS Social Secretary, with illustrations, will talk about how coal was transported from the Cannock Coalfields at Hednesford to Saltley in Birmingham.
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BCN Society / Fund Britain’s Waterways Joint Icicle Cruise to Walsall
The BCN Society have teamed up with the Funds Britain’s Waterway Campaign to jointly organise an Icicle Cruise to Walsall Town Arm over the weekend of the 20th/21st March 2026. The cruise will follow a similar format to previous years and will allow us to belatedly celebrate the re-opening of the canal after the spill incident, and sample the new ...
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Social Evening Presentation – 2 April 2026 – Phil Clayton – Rattlechain Brickworks Breach
Titford Pump House Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, United KingdomPhil Clayton, BCNS Vice President, will talk about this famous breach on the BCN at Dudley Port, which occurred in September 1899